Direct Care Workforce
The HCBS direct care workforce plays an integral role in efforts to rebalance the delivery of services from institutional models to community-based services that offer individuals choice, control, and access to services that help them achieve independence, optimal health, and quality of life.
Direct Care Workforce Collaborative
Quarterly stakeholder meeting to collaborate and move forward strategies to support the recruitment and retention of Colorado's direct care workforce.
Direct Care Careers
Find job opportunities, explore career paths, and access training to advance your career in direct care.
Direct Care Worker Training
Find information about the free, self-paced training curriculum available to direct care workers via DirectCareCareers.com.
Direct Care Spotlight
Provides recruitment and awareness resources including videos, flyers, infographics, and more to help build interest in and awareness of direct care careers.
Direct Care Workforce Base Wage
Information about Colorado’s direct care worker base wage, including reporting requirements, wage history, and related data.
Rural Provider Sustainability
Supports Colorado’s rural HCBS providers by identifying care gaps and building frameworks for shared systems to help strengthen Medicaid and HCBS access and infrastructure.
Direct Care Worker Satisfaction Survey Report
The report presents findings from surveying direct care workers in Colorado, focusing on compensation, benefits, training, career advancement, and overall job satisfaction. The results offer insight into the experiences and needs of this essential workforce.