David J. Jenkins, Venetta Gasper and Tommye Myers v. Washington State Department of Social and Health Services

May 3, 2007 David J. Jenkins, Venetta Gasper and Tommye Myers v. Washington State Department of Social & Health Services All three plaintiffs in this case are functionally disabled individuals who receive paid in-home personal care services to help them with basic activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, shopping, housekeeping, and meal preparation. The three recipients challenged the shared living rule, which is one component of an assessment tool used by the Washington Department of Social and Health Services. This assessment tool, entitled Comprehensive Assessment Reporting Evaluation or CARE, is used to determine an individuals eligibility for . . .