Two Colorado families needed more weekly caregiving hours than the standard cap allows. Here’s what it took to win HCPF’s approval.
Caregiver Cap Exception Success: What It Took and Gratitude to HCPF
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Colorado Family Caregiver Resources & Medicaid Guides
Explore our library of resources for Colorado family caregivers. From navigating Community First Choice (CFC) and Medicaid policies to understanding caregiver wage caps, our expert guides are here to support you.
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.
Weekly Caregiver Limit Colorado: What the New HCPF Guidance Means for You
HCPF’s new tips resource explains caregiver hour-limit exceptions. See the Phase 2 window and what it means for your hours.
Colorado’s Change of Condition Rule Needs an Outcomes Fix
When a caregiver resolves a temporary spike in need, Colorado treats it the same as any other hours cut. Here’s a fix that rewards success without disrupting long-term care.
How to Choose a Colorado Medicaid Home Care Agency That Values Your Experience
You have a choice in home care. Switch your Colorado Medicaid home care agency to get paid for your life experience with zero bloated overhead.
Colorado Medicaid Provider Rate Reduction: What It Means for Your Pay
Colorado’s Medicaid provider rate reduction is here. See why existing IHSS/CFC caregiver pay isn’t changing — check your own rate free.
Real Support, Real Pay: Navigating Colorado Caregiving Careers and Phased Hour Caps
Don’t navigate rolling caregiver hour limits alone. Learn how our team files your state exceptions or join our professional backup caregiving network.
Consumer Direction Was the Whole Point
Colorado’s new 56-hour caregiver cap does not reduce the care the state certifies a member needs. It limits who may be paid to deliver it. Tracing consumer-directed care to its civil-rights roots, this piece argues that capping a member’s chosen caregiver, in the homes where no other caregiver exists, breaks the promise the model was built on.
Colorado’s Caregiver Hour Cap Starts July 1: What Families Can Do Now
Colorado’s Medicaid caregiver hour cap begins July 1, 2026. See what’s changing, who files the exception, and what family caregivers should do now.
Introducing the Caregivers First Choice (CFC) Training Portal
The Caregivers First Choice (CFC) Training Portal puts required state and Medicaid caregiver training online — self-paced, on any device, for Colorado families.