Long-Term Care Benefits offered by WA Cares Fund
Washington workers can meet the WA Cares Fund contribution requirement in three ways.
The first two pathways offer any worker an opportunity to earn full benefits, and the third pathway offers near-retirees an opportunity to earn partial benefits.
The second requirement to access your benefit is needing care. This is because WA Cares is a long-term care insurance program, not a savings account. WA Cares evaluates residents' care needs by determining if they need assistance with three or more activities of daily living, such as bathing or managing medications.
24 hours daily.
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0.58% of wages will be deducted and transmitted to the fund.
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Description
Provides a way for working Washington residents to earn access to long-term care benefits that will be available to eligible individuals when they need them. All working Washingtonians contribute a small percentage of their income into the fund. Later, when they need care, they can access their earned benefit of $36,500 (adjusted up to inflation) to pay for services.
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Providing organization
WA Cares Fund
Provides working Washingtonians a way to earn access to long-term care benefits that will be available when they need them.