Cascade Connections

Residential and home care services - Cascade Connections residential services provide a wide range of services from a few hours per week to 24-hour care. Supports include daily living skills, personal care, shopping medical appointments, respite services, and more as the individual requires. Customers are referred to Cascade Connections through the developmental disabilities administration as well as the aging and adult services both are sub-departments of the Washington state department of social and health services. Cascade Connections also accepts individuals on a private pay basis. Customers range greatly in age as well as requirements for service.

Training services - Cascade Connections training department, created in 2012, offers many classes to Cascade Connections staff, other organizations, community members, and families. Classes include orientation and safety, cpr, first aid, right response, developmental disabilities, core population-specific trainings, and continuing education courses for professionals. Additionally, the Cascade Connections training site serves prometric's home care aide testing on site at our training center on designated testing dates. Cascade Connections have been able to create customized training, including online training to meet the needs of our customers and our community.

Vocational services - Cascade Connections vocational department serves a range of individuals from transitioning students coming out of high school aged 21 years to those approaching retirement some of whom are over 70 years of age. The customers of Cascade Connections are referred to us through the division of vocational rehabilitation developmental disabilities administration department of services for the blind all of which fall under the Washington state department of social and health services. Additionally, many are referred to us from foundational community support service groups. Cascade Connections serves a wide variety of individuals who have a variety of skills and abilities as well as support needs. Cascade Connections works with hundreds of local businesses throughout whatcom county assisting them to increase the diversity in their workforce. Cascade Connections offers information to employers, sets up informational and working interviews, negotiates reasonable accommodations when needed, and provide on-site training.