Keep Your Care in the Family
We help Colorado families hire their own loved ones, including spouses, adult children, and friends, as paid caregivers. No strangers. No scheduling gaps. Just the care you trust, with the pay you deserve.
Caregivers First Choice is a licensed IHSS & Class B Home Care Agency. Services subject to Medicaid eligibility and program rules.
Find the Right Path for Your Family
We simplify Colorado Medicaid. Choose the program below that matches your relationship and your loved one's needs.
Community First Choice (CFC)
No waitlists. No complex waivers. Just reliable payment for helping a neighbor, friend, or relative with daily needs like bathing, dressing, medication reminders, and meal prep.
In-Home Support Services (IHSS)
Care for your spouse or aging parent on your own terms. We handle the nurse oversight, the liability, and the payroll—you keep your loved one safe at home.
Pediatric Family Caregiving
Caring for a child with special needs is full-time work. Turn your "Extraordinary Care" (like G-tubes or complex behavioral support) into a professional income—no nursing degree required.
How It Works: 3 Simple Steps
We strip away the bureaucracy so you can focus on the care.
The Eligibility Check
It starts with a conversation. We verify your loved one's Medicaid enrollment (Health First Colorado) and help identify which program fits your needs.
The Family Hire
You tell us who you want to hire. Whether it's a spouse, adult child, or trusted neighbor, we onboard them as an official W-2 employee.
The Support System
Your family caregiver receives official training from our Registered Nurses—empowering them to perform skilled tasks legally and safely. Then, we handle the timesheets and taxes.
You Do the Hardest Work. You Should Keep the Funding.
Caregiving is a labor of love that never clocks out. You are the one doing the lifting, the worrying, and the caring—not the agency.
We believe the Medicaid funding is meant for the care, not for corporate offices. That is why we structure our agency to ensure the lion's share of the financial support goes exactly where it belongs: to you.
See the difference respect makes.
2026 Pay Transparency. Rates vary by County, Service Type (IHSS/CFC), and Experience.
For those just starting their journey in professional caregiving.
You've managed daily living tasks (ADLs) for a loved one. You know the routine.
You manage skilled tasks like meds, mobility, or memory care. You're the expert in the room.
Robust Employee Benefits
401(k)
Dental, Vision, & Life Insurance
Financial Wellness Tools
Employee Discounts
Don't guess. Calculate. We don't just pay a flat rate. We pay for experience.
Locally Owned, Family Focused
Caregivers First Choice (CFC) is a family caregiver agency in Colorado dedicated to Community First Choice and In-Home Support Services (IHSS). We view you as the expert on your loved one's care.
Why Families Choose Us
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We Value Your Expertise
You know your loved one better than anyone else. We respect that. Our role isn't to take over; it is to empower you with the tools, nurse competency, and payroll support you need to provide care on your terms.
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Radical Transparency
You do the hardest work, so you deserve to know exactly how you are compensated. We publish our Base Wage Rates openly, adjusted for both the service provided and local county mandates. No hidden math. No secrets.
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Medicaid Specialists
Led by a team with deep expertise in Colorado Medicaid waivers and Community First Choice, we navigate the complex rules for you. We fight to ensure your family receives every benefit and dollar of funding available.
When You Can't Be in Two Places at Once
A daughter in Aurora works nights. Her mother lives alone during her shift. The daughter is already the paid family caregiver, already handling meals and meds and doctor's appointments, but she can't clone herself for the 11pm to 7am gap. That gap used to mean either a second hire she couldn't afford or a risk she had to accept. Now it doesn't have to mean either.
Remote Supports isn't a replacement for the caregiver you already have. It's coverage for the hours they can't be there.
Virtual Caregiving
A real person checks in by video, on schedule or on demand, for reminders, reassurance, or a familiar face when the family caregiver is offline.
Vital Monitoring
Passive sensors track vitals, movement, sleep, and daily patterns, and flag the kind of change that usually gets missed until it's a crisis.
Fall Alert Safety Technology
No pendant to forget, no button to press. If a fall happens, help gets notified whether or not the person is able to ask for it.
Available as a complement to CFC, IHSS, and Pediatric care plans, not a substitute for them.
Stay Ahead of the System
Medicaid rules change fast. We break down HCPF updates, wage trends, and policy shifts so your family is never caught off guard.
Caregiver Cap Exception Success: What It Took and Gratitude to HCPF
Two Colorado families needed more weekly caregiving hours than the standard cap allows. Here’s what it took to win HCPF’s approval.
Family Caregivers: Colorado’s Workforce Shortage Solution
Colorado will need 83,777 direct care workers by 2028. Paying family caregivers is the workforce shortage solution the state is already funding.
HCPF Finalized the Weekly Caregiver Limit Rule. Here’s What Changed for Exceptions.
HCPF finalized the Weekly Caregiver Limit rule on Aug 14, 2026. Emergency windows, denial timelines, and exception criteria all shifted. Here’s the breakdown.
Now Serving Denver & the Front Range
We are accepting new clients and ready to support your family.
