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The numbers you actually need — Colorado.
Phone numbers, agencies, free legal help, forms, and the statutes our topic guides cite. The page to bookmark when you don’t want to dig.
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State Medicaid agency
The office that determines eligibility and runs the program
Health First Colorado (Colorado Medicaid)
Colorado's Medicaid program is administered by the Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF). Long-term-care eligibility and waivers are coordinated through Single Entry Points (SEPs) in each region.
Aging services — your entry point
Single number that routes to your local Area Agency on Aging
Colorado Department of Human Services — Office of Adult, Aging and Disability Services
Statewide aging services coordination. Operates Colorado's 16 Area Agencies on Aging.
Adult Protective Services
If you suspect abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation, call this number
Free Medicare counseling (SHIP)
Federally-funded, unbiased — not selling you a plan
Colorado SHIP (State Health Insurance Assistance Program)
Colorado's federally-funded SHIP. Free Medicare counseling through the Colorado Division of Insurance.
State health department
Regulates nursing homes and licensed facilities
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE)
Licenses long-term care facilities — nursing facilities and assisted-living residences (ALRs) — through the Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division.
Finding a lawyer
Bar referral first, legal aid if income-qualified
Colorado Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service
Colorado Legal Services
Statewide civil legal aid. Includes elder-law and Medicaid appeals assistance.
Colorado Senior Law Day Project
Annual senior-law education events; resource directory for elder-law issues.
Disability Law Colorado
Statewide P&A organization; representation for disability and elder rights matters.
Nonprofits worth knowing
State chapters and organizations focused on aging in this state
Alzheimer's Association — Colorado Chapter
24/7 helpline, caregiver support groups, education across Colorado.
AARP Colorado
Statewide advocacy and caregiver resources.
Colorado Gerontological Society
Statewide gerontological services; operates parts of Colorado's SHIP and Aging and Disability Resource Center work.
Other hotlines
Numbers worth saving in your phone
- 1-800-633-4227
Medicare (federal)
1-800-MEDICARE — 24/7 federal Medicare helpline.
- 1-844-493-8255
Colorado Crisis Services
24/7 statewide crisis support, including for caregivers under stress.
- 211
Colorado 2-1-1
Community-resource referrals statewide.
Forms & templates
Official Colorado document references
Colorado Statutory Power of Attorney
Statutory form under Colorado Uniform Power of Attorney Act, CRS §15-14-701 et seq. Notarization required.
Colorado Medical Durable Power of Attorney + Living Will
Statutory forms under CRS §15-14-501 et seq. (medical DPOA) and CRS §15-18-101 et seq. (Colorado Medical Treatment Decision Act / Living Will). Two adult witnesses required for the living will.
Colorado MOST (Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment)
Colorado's POLST-equivalent medical order set for advanced illness. Completed with a clinician under CRS §15-18.7-101 et seq.
Colorado End-of-Life Options Act Request
For qualifying terminal patients, statutory forms under CRS §25-48-101 et seq. require two oral requests and one written request under specific procedural rules.
Key statutes we cite
Colorado laws referenced across our topic guides
| Citation | Subject |
|---|---|
| CRS §15-14-701 et seq. | Colorado Uniform Power of Attorney Act |
| CRS §15-14-501 et seq. | Medical Durable Power of Attorney |
| CRS §15-18-101 et seq. | Colorado Medical Treatment Decision Act (Living Will) |
| CRS §15-18.7-101 et seq. | Colorado MOST (Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment) |
| CRS §25-48-101 et seq. | Colorado End-of-Life Options Act (medical aid in dying) |
| CRS §39-22-557 et seq. | Colorado Family Caregiver Tax Credit |
| CRS §8-13.3-401 et seq. | Colorado FAMLI (Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act) |
| CRS §26-3.1-101 et seq. | Colorado Protection of Persons from Abuse Act / APS |
| CRS §15-12-1201 | Small-Estate Affidavit (~$80,000 personal property) |
| CRS §13-54-102 | Colorado Homestead Exemption (creditor protection — ~$250,000) |
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