Resources

Learn about and locate safe housing options for individuals in need of senior living, independent living, assisted living, continuing care retirement communities, long-term care or nursing homes.

Resources for Aging Well - Seniors Blue Book

Long-term Care Partnership

Denver Regional Council of Governments

InnovAge

Emergency Housing Guide

Many nursing homes provide both long-term care and short-term care.

• Long-term care provides individuals with both nursing and custodial care (help with bathing, meals, toileting, and more). Long-term care is typically paid for through long-term care insurance, Medicaid or private pay.
• Short-term care (also referred to as skilled rehabilitation or post-acute care) is focused on providing individuals with nursing care and rehabilitation (physical, speech and/or occupational therapy) to get them back into the community. Short-term care is typically paid for by Medicare or private insurance plans.

Colorado Nursing Home Consumer Resources

Frequently individuals are asked to think about their medical preferences. The MOST form is one of the documents most frequently used while residing a nursing home.

• Colorado Respite Coalition Caregiver Support
• Colorado Gerontological Society Network of Care
• Geriatric Care Managers - Aging Life Care
• Association Family Caregiver Alliance Care Partners Resource

Find programs that help you stay on the go.

• Fall Prevention
• Silver Sneakers

Tailored resources for Colorado veterans:

• Veteran Crisis Line
• Colorado Veterans Project Joining Community Forces
• VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System
• Veterans Benefits Administration
• VA Aid & Attendance and Housebound Benefits

Meal delivery options across Colorado:

• Project Angel Heart
• Meals on Wheels
• Metro Caring

See below for websites that can link you to dental care on a sliding fee scale:

• Colorado Dental Association

• Health First Colorado - Colorado Medicaid
• Patient Resource Center for Colorado Medicare Plans https://www.medicareplans.com/medicare-advantage-plans-colorado/

Learn more about legal services available in Colorado.

Colorado Legal Services

Colorado Senior Law Handbook

Colorado Long-Term Care Ombudsman

Learn more about insurance coverage in Colorado.

Colorado Medicaid Resources

CO State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) Counseling – Medicare/Medicaid

National Medicare Resources

Child Health Plan Plus- CHP+

Veterans Benefits Administration

Long Term Care Insurance

Quality of life at the end of life looks different for different people. Learn more.

Hospice

Organ Donation

Leaving your Body to Science

Medical Aid in Dying

DNR Bracelet/Necklace

Colorado MOST Program

Colorado Funeral Directors Association