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Action DD works to preserve the finest care system
 in the country, Residential Habilitation Centers.

It's important to know the facts about our RHCs 

• Fact 1. Less than 4% of people with a developmental disability  who require state services live in a large facility called an RHC. 
• Fact 2. People who need RHC care cost just as much when served in the community, but the community provides fewer services. 
• Fact 3. Closing RHCs and moving residents causes depression, injury and death. This is called transfer trauma. It is now happening nation-wide.  
• Fact 4.  Washington State is being impelled by community based advocacy groups and even the federal government to close RHCs. 
• Fact 5. The Supreme Court Olmstead Decision states: "The ADA is not reasonably read to impel States to phase out institutions, placing patients in need of close care at risk." 
• Fact 6. People want the services of RHCs. For people in need of close care the RHC is the best possible treatment and residential option.
• Fact 7. People with high care needs are often isolated in apartments, not free to be part of a community.  Many are being deprived of the needed care of an RHC.
• Fact 8. RHCs may not look like what you've been told. 

​What's an RHC?

Washington State's Residential Habilitation Centers (RHC) provide intensified and therapeutic services for people in the most need of close personal care.  RHCs are a part of the continuum of care for people with developmental disabilities.

"Our lives begin to end the day we become
​  silent about things that matter."
   ​- Martin Luther King Jr.

Eric Goes for a Ride
This video explains one family's need for an RHC. 44 seconds
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​Care and Protection in Our RHCs
​Why we need RHCs 
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     Take ACTION to keep a full continuum of care in Washington State.  

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1. No savings to close
2. Part of continuum
3. Efficient services 
4. Respite care  
5. Safety net
6. Prevent mortality