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
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Consumer-Directed Attendant Support Services (CDASS)
Medicaid self-directed care
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National Family Caregiver Support Program
Respite program
How to apply
Consumer-Directed Attendant Support Services (CDASS)
- How to apply
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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
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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
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303-866-2800 or 1-888-866-4243
Source: Caregiver Support, State Unit on Aging (Colorado Department of Human Services)Checked
Sources
How we verify explains these dates.
- Caregiver Support, State Unit on Aging (Colorado Department of Human Services) checked
- Consumer-Directed Attendant Support Services (CDASS) (Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing) checked
- HCPF Operational Memo OM 25-057, Community First Choice (CFC) Program Implementation (Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, August 14, 2025) checked
- HCPF Operational Memo OM 26-042, Implementation of a Seven (7) Hour Weekly Homemaker Limitation for Legally Responsible Persons (Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, June 15, 2026) checked
- HCPF Operational Memo OM 26-043: Weekly Cap of 56 Hours Per Caregiver Per Member (Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, effective July 1, 2026) checked