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.
Phase 2 of Colorado’s weekly caregiver limit opened November 1. Here’s what has to be on file before January 1, plus Round 2 feedback, the November 13 board meeting, and a new Notice of Rights memo.
Seven Medicaid changes are now permanent. Eight more aren’t final, including a 7-hour weekly cap on Personal Care paid to parents. HCPF takes comments Tuesday and Wednesday. Our new tracker shows every change, its Board vote, and what it means for your hours, updated every Monday.
Every Colorado direct care worker (caregiver) now has a free, one-lesson state training to finish. Here’s exactly where to click, what to save when you’re done, and why we want every CFC caregiver holding that certificate early.
Two Colorado families needed more weekly caregiving hours than the standard cap allows. Here’s what it took to win HCPF’s approval.
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 on Aug 14, 2026. Emergency windows, denial timelines, and exception criteria all shifted. Here’s the breakdown.
Confused why the same task pays differently in Colorado? See what separates HMA, Personal Care, and Homemaker, then read the full breakdown.
Don’t navigate rolling caregiver hour limits alone. Learn how our team files your state exceptions or join our professional backup caregiving network.
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 Medicaid caregiver hour cap begins July 1, 2026. See what’s changing, who files the exception, and what family caregivers should do now.