PDFWAC 388-106-1933

How is the GetCare screening scored to determine if I am eligible for a GetCare assessment and related step three services?

(1) To be eligible for a GetCare assessment, care plan, and associated step three services as described in WAC 388-106-1915 (3)(b)(ii), a TSOA individual without a caregiver must have a moderate or high risk score resulting from the thirteen screening questions listed in the following table:
No.
Question
Scoring
Response
Score
Response
Score
Response
Score
Response
Score
1
Do you need help to do the following?
Bathing
Bed mobility
Medication management
Transferring
Ambulating
Eating
Toileting
Dressing
Personal hygiene
Zero to two selected
Zero
Three or more selected
Two
 
 
 
 
2
Do you need help turning and repositioning?
No
Zero
Yes
Two
 
 
 
 
3
Who helps you with daily activities?
No one
One
Family/friend/other/paid help
Zero
 
 
 
 
4
During the last six months, have you had a fall that caused injuries?
No
Zero
Yes
Two
 
 
 
 
5
Have you had a hospitalization, or been admitted to a nursing facility, or both, in the past six months?
No
Zero
Yes
Two
 
 
 
 
6
Have you received rehabilitation in the past six months?
No
Zero
Yes
Two
 
 
 
 
7
Have you been treated in an emergency room, called 911 in the past six months, or both?
No
Zero
Yes, one to two times
One
Yes, three or more times
Two
 
 
8
Do you live alone?
No
Zero
Yes
Two
 
 
 
 
 
If yes, do you feel safe living alone?
No
One
Yes
Zero
 
 
 
 
9
Do you plan on moving to other housing in the near future?
No
Zero
Yes
Two
 
 
 
 
10
Do you or your family have concerns about your memory, thinking, ability to make decisions, or remembering to pay your bills?
No, not concerned
Zero
Yes, somewhat concerned
One
Yes, very concerned
Two
 
 
11
Are you content with your social life?
No
Two
Somewhat
One
Yes
Zero
 
 
12
Over the last two weeks, have you been bothered by, or have little interest in doing things?
Not at all
Zero
Several days
One
More than half the days
Two
Nearly every day
Three
13
Over the last two weeks, have you been bothered by feeling down, depressed, or hopeless?
Not at all
Zero
Several days
One
More than half the days
Two
Nearly every day
Three
(2) The risk level is calculated by totaling the points assigned to each question as determined by responses to the screening questions in subsection (1) of this section and matching the total points to the risk level in the following table:
Risk level
Point totals
No risk
0
Low risk
1- 8
Moderate risk
9-16
High risk
17 and up
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090 and 74.39A.030. WSR 19-09-003, § 388-106-1933, filed 4/4/19, effective 5/5/19. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090. WSR 18-08-033, § 388-106-1933, filed 3/27/18, effective 4/27/18.]