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Paying for care in Colorado

Getting paid to care for a family member in Colorado

Yes. In Colorado, a family member can be paid to give care through Consumer-Directed Attendant Support Services (CDASS). Whether a spouse can be paid depends on conditions, which the page on getting paid sets out with their sources.

Respite care for family caregivers in Colorado

Yes. In Colorado, family caregivers can get respite through one program on record: National Family Caregiver Support Program.

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Programs on record

How to apply

Consumer-Directed Attendant Support Services (CDASS)

How to apply

If you are already enrolled in Health First Colorado, contact your local Case Management Agency, which determines eligibility, plans care and provides referrals. If you are not yet enrolled in Health First Colorado, apply for it first.

For questions, you can also contact the HCPF Member Contact Center or Consumer Direct Colorado (CDCO).

Source: Consumer-Directed Attendant Support Services (CDASS) (Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing)Checked

National Family Caregiver Support Program

How to apply

Contact your local Area Agency on Aging office, listed on the Colorado Area Agency on Aging Regions Map and Contact List, or call the State Unit on Aging.

Source: Caregiver Support, State Unit on Aging (Colorado Department of Human Services)Checked

Phone

303-866-2800 or 1-888-866-4243

Source: Caregiver Support, State Unit on Aging (Colorado Department of Human Services)Checked

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