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Transition Services For Members

​Request Information About Transitioning to Live in the Community

What can Transition Services do for me?

  • Help you determine if transition to a community-based setting is possible
  • Help coordinate your transition into a community-based setting
  • Enhance and improve your quality of life
  • Improve your access to an array of Home and Community Based Services (HCBS)
  • Increase housing options for people with all types of disabilities

Note: Referral to Transition Services does not guarantee transition into a community-based setting

Jesse's Story: As a Health First Colorado member living with a disability, Jesse has access to the Transition Services program that helped her move from a nursing facility to her own place. "I have a home. My health is good. I never thought I'd be back on my own."

Who Qualifies?

  • You must be a Health First Colorado (Colorado's Medicaid Program) member
  • You must be 18 years of age or older
  • You must qualify for an HCBS waiver
  • You must reside in a qualified institution, which is:
    • a nursing home, or
    • an intermediate care facility for people with intellectual disabilities
  • You may also receive expanded HCBS services if you reside in the community and have a qualifying life event

View HCBS Waiver Enrollment Guide

Benefits and Services


See other State Plan Benefits

Transition Services Flyer - Updated July 2024

View Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) General Brochure

HCBS Services

These HCBS services on the following waivers are available to you:

 

Expanded Home and Community-Based Services

As of 2019, the following home and community-based services are available to you:

Community to Community Transition Fact Sheet - August 2022

 

How do I get started?

Referrals to options counseling can be made by:

  • Long-Term Care Facility staff
  • Family members
  • Friends
  • Community members
  • Self

Contact the Local Contact Agencies for Options Counseling in your area to make a referral for yourself or someone else who may desire to learn about community living options.

Program Contacts

Contact the Local Contact Agencies for Options Counseling in your area to make a referral for yourself or someone else who may desire to learn about community living options.

Provider and Case Manager Support Resources

 

Department Contacts

Matt Bohanan - Access Unit Supervisor
Contact for programmatic questions
Matthew.Bohanan@state.co.us
303-866-5331

Chanelle Pugh - In-Reach Unit Supervisor
Contact for programmatic questions related to Group In-Reach, Rapid Reintegration, Transition Escalations, At-Risk Diversion
Chanelle.Pugh@state.co.us 
303-866-5499

Yesenia Wilson - Housing Programs Specialist
Contact for housing programs information and housing navigation
hcpf_housing_programs@state.co.us
303-866-2719

Courtney Thomason - Colorado Department of Local Affairs - Division of Housing
Contact for housing voucher process and administration
Courtney.Thomason@state.co.us
303-864-7831

How can I participate with other stakeholders on programmatic and policy issues related to Transition Services?

 

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Questions?  Contact hcpf_accessunit@state.co.us