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Colorado Assisted
Living, Retirement
Communities and Senior Apartments
in Denver, Colorado Springs, Aurora, Lakewood,
Fort Collins, Arvada, Pueblo, Westminster, Boulder and Thornton
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Seniors
and Senior CO Housing
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Quick
Guide To State Information For Seniors and Caregivers
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Various agencies of Colorado state government provide resources concerning the issues of seniors and aging as well as for caregivers. This is a quick information guide to selected print and electronic publications as well as web sites maintained by state agencies. Many current and historical print publications on this topic are available to borrow from the State Publications Library. For information email spl@cde.state.co.us or visit
http://www.cde.state.co.us/stateinfo.
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Nursing Homes/Nursing Care Facilities
All Colorado nursing homes - also called skilled nursing
facilities, long term care facilities, and nursing care
facilities - are licensed by the state through the Health
Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division. Most
nursing homes are also certified to provide services to
eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and are required
to meet federal Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS)
regulations. Both federal and state regulations define
Resident Rights (a Bill of Rights for nursing home residents.)
The division enforces state and federal regulations through
unannounced annual surveys and complaint investigations.
Annual surveys take place every 9 to 15 months, with an
average of 12 months. Complaint investigations are conducted
whenever the division receives a formal regulatory-related
complaint that falls under division jurisdiction from a family
member, staff member, resident or friend.
Nursing homes are operated by for-profit and non-profit
organizations. They are found throughout the state, vary in
size and offer different programs. All nursing homes provide
long term care services to chronically ill persons, including
those with chronic mental illness. Many nursing homes also
offer short term or extended care rehabilitative services, and
special units for people with Alzheimer's disease or other
types of dementia.
Every nursing home has an assigned ombudsman who visits the
facility regularly and helps residents with any problems they
encounter, including quality of care, residents' rights and
problems with transfer and discharge.
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- "Adult
Income and Medical Support Programs from the Colorado
Department of Human Services" - This program provides
financial grants to low-income aged, blind, and disabled
persons to assist them in meeting basic living costs and
to pay for funeral and burial costs.
http://www.cdhs.state.co.us/ADRS/AAS/aims.html
- "Assisted
Living Residences" from the Colorado Department of
Public Health - Links to consumer and provider information
including choosing a residence, regulations, guidelines
plus searching by city and county.
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/hf/static/pcbhpp.htm
- "Colorado's
Senior Housing Needs" from the Colorado Division of
Housing - A report on the housing needs as Colorado's
senior population grows, especially in the rural areas.
Common types of housing for seniors are independent
living, congregate care, assisted living, and nursing
homes.
http://www.dlg.oem2.state.co.us/Doh/Documents/Advances/seniors.htm
- "Division
of Aging and Adult Services" of the Colorado
Department of Human Services - Links to valuable sites for
older adults and persons with disabilities and other
special needs including the Senior (55+) Benefits
Check-Up, Adult Income and Medical Support, Adult
Protection & Elder Rights Programs, Older Americans/Coloradans
Act, and much more. http://www.cdhs.state.co.us/ADRS/AAS/index1.html
- "Fact
Sheets on the Elderly" from the Colorado State
University Cooperative Extension - Brief, overview of
information related to the elderly on such topics as
fraud, safe housing, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, preventing
falls, alcohol abuse, and depression.
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/consumer/pubcons.html
- "Health
Facilities Division Information Center" of the
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment - An
electronic listing with searching capabilities for many
health facilities such as assisted living residences, home
health agencies, hospices, and nursing homes.
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/hf/hfd.asp
- "HIPAA
Web Site for the State of Colorado" - An Executive
Order established a Governor's Task Force on HIPAA
Implementation to insure effective statewide
implementation. This page includes links to state agencies
as well as other information sites for federal and other
state sites.
http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/govnr_dir/ospb/hipaa/links.html
- "Information
for Senior Citizens from Colorado State Government" -
This page is a first stop resource for links to many web
sites including state agency services, federal agencies,
and not-for-profit groups and organizations covering all
subjects from health and housing to Medicare and social
security.
http://www.colorado.gov/colorado-government-services-for/senior-citizens.html
- "Nursing
Homes/Nursing Care Facilities from the Colorado Department
of Public Health" - Links to consumer and provider
information including choosing a nursing home, protocols,
state survey system plus searching by city and county.
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/hf/static/ncf.htm
- "Publications
and Guidelines from the Health Facilities Division"
of the Colorado Department of Public Health and
Environment - Links are to documents relating to
occurrence reporting, end-of-life care, restraint
regulations, assisted living checklist, medications, and
long term care.
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/hf/pubguide.asp
- "Senior
Health/Medicare" from the Colorado Division of
Insurance - The Senior Health Insurance Assistance Program
helps people enrolled in Medicare with questions about
health insurance. Topics addressed include Medicare,
Medigap, Medicare HMO's, Medicaid assistance for people on
Medicare, and long-term care insurance. http://www.dora.state.co.us/insurance/senior/senior.htm
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