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    <title>topic Re: Struggling to Find Adult Home Care in Ask for a Caregiving Tip</title>
    <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Ask-for-a-Caregiving-Tip/Struggling-to-Find-Adult-Home-Care/m-p/2659823#M123</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi. &amp;nbsp;Mary,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://community.aarp.org/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/39286467"&gt;@marywilliams10&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;A great place to start is the Area Agency for Aging in your state you are looking for. &amp;nbsp;There are many in the state of Washington. &amp;nbsp;They can give you a direction I looked this up. —&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;EM&gt;“Washington state’s Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) are organized under the Washington Association of Area Agencies on Aging&lt;SPAN&gt;. &amp;nbsp;They provide services for seniors, adults with disabilities and caregivers across all 39 counties “&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Also Each state has great governmental resources, that can be tapped to gain helpful info. &amp;nbsp;This is one below for Area Agency for Aging&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Here’s a starting place for Washington. &amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="https://www.agingkingcounty.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;https://www.agingkingcounty.org/&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Also too, believe it or not, asking at the local library, and speaking with a Resource Librarian can give you great suggestions when one is unsure of where to turn. &amp;nbsp;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Also too, be wary of soliciting posts on here. &amp;nbsp;Unfortunately, this place is public, and people trying to sell gadgets, home care, etc…jump into posts and advertise. &amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":winking_face:"&gt;😉&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":thumbs_up:"&gt;👍&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:10:18 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>SereneSeagull</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2026-03-06T13:10:18Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Struggling to Find Adult Home Care</title>
      <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Ask-for-a-Caregiving-Tip/Struggling-to-Find-Adult-Home-Care/m-p/2659812#M121</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi everyone, I’m trying to find dependable adult home care for my uncle in &lt;STRONG&gt;Washington&lt;/STRONG&gt;, but I’m honestly not sure where to begin. He needs some help with daily activities at home, and I want to make sure he’s getting the right support. I’ve been searching online but the options are a bit overwhelming, so I’d really appreciate any suggestions or guidance from people who have gone through this before. Thanks in advance..&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-Mary&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 05:14:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>marywilliams10</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-03-06T05:14:37Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Struggling to Find Adult Home Care</title>
      <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Ask-for-a-Caregiving-Tip/Struggling-to-Find-Adult-Home-Care/m-p/2659823#M123</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi. &amp;nbsp;Mary,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://community.aarp.org/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/39286467"&gt;@marywilliams10&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;A great place to start is the Area Agency for Aging in your state you are looking for. &amp;nbsp;There are many in the state of Washington. &amp;nbsp;They can give you a direction I looked this up. —&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;EM&gt;“Washington state’s Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) are organized under the Washington Association of Area Agencies on Aging&lt;SPAN&gt;. &amp;nbsp;They provide services for seniors, adults with disabilities and caregivers across all 39 counties “&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Also Each state has great governmental resources, that can be tapped to gain helpful info. &amp;nbsp;This is one below for Area Agency for Aging&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Here’s a starting place for Washington. &amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="https://www.agingkingcounty.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;https://www.agingkingcounty.org/&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Also too, believe it or not, asking at the local library, and speaking with a Resource Librarian can give you great suggestions when one is unsure of where to turn. &amp;nbsp;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Also too, be wary of soliciting posts on here. &amp;nbsp;Unfortunately, this place is public, and people trying to sell gadgets, home care, etc…jump into posts and advertise. &amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":winking_face:"&gt;😉&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":thumbs_up:"&gt;👍&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:10:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>SereneSeagull</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-03-06T13:10:18Z</dc:date>
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