Guides
Practical, printable resources to help you plan for home care, evaluate agencies, and understand costs. No sales pitch, just useful information.
These are our most detailed resources: complete guides on the four topics Colorado families ask about most. Each one links to a cluster of related articles for deeper dives.
Stages of dementia, warning signs, home safety modifications, activities by stage, sundowning strategies, behavioral management, and paying for dementia care. Links to 6+ in-depth articles.
Read the full guide →Six payment methods explained: private pay, LTC insurance, VA Aid & Attendance ($2,424/mo), Medicaid waivers, Medicare limitations, and life insurance conversion. Real cost tables by care schedule. Links to 8+ detailed articles.
Read the full guide →8 warning signs that aging at home needs support, room-by-room home modifications with costs, 5 levels of care from independent to 24-hour, family caregiver burnout prevention, and home care vs. assisted living comparison. Links to 8+ articles.
Read the full guide →Five programs that can pay a family member for care: Health First Colorado CDASS and IHSS, the VA Caregiver Support Program, VA Veteran-Directed Care, and the National Family Caregiver Support Program. Who may qualify, what each covers, and where to apply, plus respite when you need a break.
Read the full guide →Each guide is designed to be printed and used as a working tool. Enter your email to download and we will send you a copy and occasional updates, nothing more.
A printable checklist covering home safety, healthcare planning, legal documents, financial readiness, and building your care support team. Work through it at your own pace.
Use this during your agency evaluation. Ask each question, note the answers, and compare providers side by side. Covers licensing, training, pricing, contracts, and communication.
Colorado-specific rate ranges for 2026, what affects pricing, hidden fees to watch for, funding sources (Medicaid, VA, insurance), and monthly cost examples.
The room-by-room checklist our Care Managers use during home visits: dining, fall prevention, lighting, bathroom and bedroom safety, orientation, medication, and wandering. Includes quick wins and a simple risk summary to review together. Print it or fill it in on screen.
Keeping Mom or Dad safe at home: the kitchen, Shabbat, the holidays and medication safety around a fast, memory loss, trauma-informed care for survivors, knowing when help is needed, and planning ahead for the end of life and shiva. Includes the questions worth asking any home care agency, including ours.
A family-fillable profile for any household, including no faith at all: dietary and kitchen rules, day-of-rest and worship schedule, clergy and congregation contacts, fasting seasons and the medication plan for those days, meaningful music and rituals, personal-care sensitivities, and end-of-life instructions with whom to call, in what order.
Written for military spouses and surviving spouses. Who can hold TRICARE For Life, who may qualify for Medicare home health and covered home health aide services, what custodial care is, and how Medicare-covered home health and private-duty home care can be used at the same time.
Short reads on the questions families ask most often.
Home care and home health serve different needs. Compare who provides each service, what they do, how payment works, and which option may fit your family.
Use this 8-question checklist to compare home care agencies, evaluate caregiver support, and spot red flags before choosing care for your Colorado family.
Non-medical fall prevention support across Colorado: mobility help, bathroom safety, medication reminders, and home hazard awareness. Learn more.
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