Services We Support

Supporting individuals with developmental disabilities across Colorado.

Supported Community Connections

Homemaker & Extraordinary Cleaning

Individual Residential Services and Supports

Individuals in this waiver program requires 24-hour residential support and habilitation in community settings. It covers personalized care in the individual home, the caregiver home, agency-owned homes, or host homes, focusing on safety, skill-building, and community inclusion.

Supported Community Connections services are designed to enhance socialization and community access. These services are provided in a wide range of settings, allowing participants to interact and socialize with non-developmental, disabled individuals in the community. The services enable access to typical community activities, such as visiting local classes, participating in volunteer roles, and engaging in community events. These experiences help build confidence, independence, and real-world competency. The services are tailored to reflect the preferences, pace, and aspirations of the individuals, ensuring a flexible and person-driven approach to support their goals.

These services are designed to support individuals with disabilities by providing specialized cleaning, disinfection, and sanitization services. These services are necessary to ensure a safe, hygienic living environment and prevent the spread of infectious diseases or pathogens. The Extraordinary Cleaning component includes the use of commercial-grade products, infection control protocols, handling and disposal of biohazard materials, and specialized materials or equipment. These services are beyond routine homemaking tasks and are required due to or as a result of a Member's disability.

Mentorship

• Goal: To promote independence, self-advocacy, and community participation.

• Activities: Mentors instruct and advise on tasks like interviewing providers, navigating transportation, and managing personal affairs.

• Service Delivery: This is often available through the Family Care Giver service model.

• Context: Mentorship is designed to complement, not replace, natural supports and is tailored to the individual's specific, unmet needs within their own home or community.

• Related Services: It may be paired with peer mentorship for those transitioning to the community or with specific caregiver education.

This service provides door-to-door transit for Health First Colorado (Medicaid) members to essential, non-health-related locations, such as adult day programs, shopping, and community integration activities. These services are specifically designed to assist individuals with disabilities or elderly, blind, and disabled (EBD) waiver participants, helping them avoid premature institutionalization.

These services focus on Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and are typically delivered in the member's home:

• Hygiene and Grooming: Assistance with bathing, hair care, shaving, nail care, and dressing.

• Toileting: Help with bladder and bowel care, including incontinence supplies.

• Mobility and Transfers: Support with walking, moving from a bed to a chair, or using specialized equipment like Hoyer lifts.

• Nutrition: Meal planning, preparation, and assistance with eating.

• Health Maintenance: Medication reminders (non-administration) and help with exercises or respiratory equipment.

• Household Support: Light housekeeping, laundry, and grocery shopping related to the member's care.