Direct Care Workforce Collaborative
Purpose
To work collaboratively with stakeholders to identify and move forward strategies to support the recruitment and retention of Colorado's direct care workforce. This group intends to meet quarterly on the second Wednesday of the month.
Next Meeting:
September 10, 2025 from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Zoom Webinar Link
Meeting ID: 993 1700 7314 Passcode: 396389
Call-in Option: 1-877-853-5257
Future dates:
- December 10, 2025
View this meeting information and others on our OCL Stakeholder Engagement Calendar
Meeting Materials
June 11, 2025
March 12, 2025
December 4, 2024
September 11, 2024
June 12, 2024
April 11, 2024
- How to Build Your Self-Care Toolkit - April 2024
- Webinar Recording
March 13, 2024
For meeting materials older than 2024, contact HCPF_DCWorkforce@state.co.us
Action Group Meetings
Action groups are intended to reinforce the Direct Care Worker Collaborative's purpose and vision.
These groups will be tasked with identifying the problem, determining solutions, and developing and executing an action plan.
If you are interested in joining one or more of the action groups, please send an email request with the group(s) of your choice to HCPF_DCWorkforce@state.co.us and an invitation will be provided.
Compensation and Benefits Action Group
This group meets on the 3rd Friday every two months from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. (This action group will be on hiatus in July 2025)
Next Meeting: September 19, 2025 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
- Zoom Webinar Link
Meeting ID: 993 1700 7314 Passcode: 396389
Call-in Option: 1-877-853-5257
January 17, 2025
September 20, 2024
Future Meeting Dates: November 21, 2025
Training and Career Advancement Action Group
This group meets on the 1st Friday every two months from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. (This action group will be on hiatus in July 2025)
Next Meeting: September 5, 2025 from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
- Zoom Webinar Link
Meeting ID: 969 4053 6000 Passcode: 115140
Call-in Option: 877-853-5257
Future Meeting Dates: November 7, 2025
Value and Awareness Action Group
This group meets on the 4th Friday every two months from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. (This action group will be on hiatus in July 2025)
Next Meeting: September 26, 2025 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
- Zoom Webinar Link
Meeting ID: 969 4053 6000 Passcode: 115140
Call-in Option: 1-877-853-5257
Future Meeting Dates: November 28, 2025
Resources
- Direct Care Careers page
- Direct Care Spotlight
- Direct Care Workforce Base Wage page
- Rural Sustainability Heatmap page
- Direct Care Labor webpage (CO Dept. of LCDLE - Colorado Department of Labor and Employment)
- Resources for HCBS Providers page
- Direct Care Worker Tax Credit - June 2025
- Direct Care Workforce Compensation Research Final Report - May 2024
- OCL Stakeholder Engagement Calendar
- Direct Care Workforce - Best Practices Report - June 2020
- Closing the Care Gap - June 2020
Contact Us
Reasonable accommodations will be provided upon request for persons with disabilities. Auxiliary aids and services for individuals with disabilities and language services for individuals whose primary language is not English may be provided upon request. Please notify John Barry at 303-866-3173 or John.R.Barry@state.co.us or the Civil Rights Officer at hcpf504ada@state.co.us at least one week prior to the meeting to make arrangements.