Home care planning before you need services
CARE PLANNING PARTNERSHIPGet answers before you need care. Our Care Planning Partnership helps your family understand the options now, so you know who to call when the time comes.
No start date is needed, and there is no obligation to use services.
Need care now? Call (206) 209-0373You don’t need a start date
Planning can help when daily needs are changing, a procedure is ahead, family caregiving is becoming harder to manage, or you simply want to understand your options.
Care Is Not Needed Today
Learn your options while there’s time to think.
Something Is Starting to Change
Get ahead of small changes before they become big ones.
You Don’t Know Where to Start
Ask questions and consider the options at your own pace.
Make room for a conversation
You can begin with a question.
A change in mobility, memory, or family support may prompt a conversation.
Include the person who may receive care in discussions about future support.
Exploring care does not mean it needs to begin now.
Changes worth discussing
Planning may be worth considering when:
Any one of these is a good reason to start the conversation.
How the conversation begins
Share your question
A short description is enough.
Explore the options
We explain the support and possible next steps.
Know Where to Turn
You have a connection with our team if circumstances change.
What you can explore
Through Family Care Advisory, the guidance part of the partnership, we help you consider future care.
The Partnership Can Help You
- What non-medical home care can and cannot provide.
- Changes that may make additional support useful.
- Possible schedules and questions for the care team.
- Conversations with the person receiving care and family members.
- How assessment, care planning, and caregiver preparation work.
- Establish a relationship before an urgent need arises.
What planning does and does not arrange
- You choose whether to begin care.
- We help you consider possible support and schedules.
- Caregiver availability is confirmed when care is requested.
- Guidance does not provide a diagnosis or replace medical advice.
- The person receiving care remains part of the conversation.
Questions about cost, scheduling, or payment? Review our Care Resources or talk with our care team.
If you later choose care
When you’re ready, getting started is simple.
Reconnect
Tell us what has changed and when support may be needed.
Review the Current Need
We discuss the care needs, location, requested schedule, and timing.
Decide Whether to Move Forward
If you choose to proceed, we arrange the nurse assessment.
Prepare for Care
We prepare the plan and caregivers, and confirm current availability and a start date.
If help is needed now, call (206) 209-0373 to discuss current support.
Get to know Family Best Care
Learn about our care team and how we prepare for a good caregiver fit.
We can help you understand your options before services are needed.
Learn More About Family Best CareStart with your questions
Leave your name and email. Phone, location, timing, and a written note are optional. You may use the note to tell us how and when you prefer to be contacted.
A question or brief outline is enough. No detailed medical history is needed.
No obligation to begin care.
What would you like to know about future care?
Share the question you would like to discuss. We can work through the options together.
Thank you. We have your planning request.
A care coordinator will follow up by email, or call you from (206) 209-0373 if you left a number.
If plans change and you need care sooner, call us anytime. We answer 24/7.