Resources

Housing Information:

• Metro Denver Alzheimer’s Association

789 Sherman St., Suite 500

Denver, CO 80203

(303) 813-1669

Helpline: 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

(Literature available, works with patients and caregivers, family options, social worker available.)

• Alzheimer’s Association

Nursing Homes in Colorado with Special Alzheimer’s Association

(800) 864-4404

(Gives information on facilities)

• Elderly Housing CHOICES

Community Housing Services

1905 Sherman St., Suite 745

Denver, CO 80203

(303) 831-4046

(Offers information and referrals on housing for seniors. No longer do elder abuse issues.)

• Senior Housing Options

1510 17th St.

Denver, CO 80202

(303) 595-4464

(Low-income housing for assisted living and independent living.)

• Senior Support Services

846 E. 18th Ave.

Denver, CO 80218

(303) 832-1622

(Day center for 55+. Open M–F: 8 a.m.–7 p.m.; Sat.:11 a.m.–4 p.m.)

• Home Maintenance

Brother’s Redevelopment

2250 Eaton St.

Denver, CO 80214

(303) 202-6340

(Offers home maintenance and repair for seniors and people with disabilities. Home counseling, paint-a-thon, property management, low-income HUD apartments, volunteer apartments available.)

• The Senior Hub

2360 W. 90th Ave.

Federal Heights, CO 80260-6700

(303) 426-4408

(Mini-home care, information and referral for Senior Services in Adams

County.)

Other Services:

• Arapahoe County Dept. of Social Services,

1690 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, CO 80120

(303) 795-4850

(Homemaker Services, weatherization, and transportation for seniors living in Arapahoe County)

• Colorado Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (CAHSA)

1888 Sherman St., Suite 610

Denver, CO 80203

(303) 837-8834

(Non-profit facility association. Information/referral regarding nursing home placements and assisted living facilities. Note: Not all nursing homes and assisted living residences are members.)

• Colorado Department of Health

Care Policy and Financing

(303) 866-2993

(Alternative Care Facilities, Home Care Allowance Program or Home and Community-Based Services.)

• Colorado Health Care Association (CHCA)

225 E. 16th Ave., #1100

Denver, CO 80203

(303) 861-8228

(For-profit facility association. Information/referral regarding nursing home placements and assist living facilities. Note: Not all nursing homes and personal care boarding homes are members.)

• Colorado Long-term Care Ombudsman Program

The Legal Center

455 Sherman #130

Denver, CO 80203

(303) 722-0300; (800) 288 1376

(Investigates and helps resolve complaints of residents of nursing homes and assisted living residences. Provides information to consumers on choosing long-term care facilities. Provides advocacy for needed improvement in legislation.)

• Douglas County Division of Senior Services; (SOS)

103 Third St.

Castle Rock, CO 80104

(303) 660-7519

(Case management of services for seniors and support caregivers.)

• Health Facilities Division

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

4300 Cherry Creek Drive South

Denver, CO 80246-1530

(303) 692-2800

(800) 886-7689

(Receives complaints regarding assisted living residences and nursing homes, has copies of surveys and complaint investigations and provides literature.)

• Seniors, Inc.

5840 E. Evans

Denver, CO 80222

(303) 300-6900

(For seniors seeking community resources, money management.)

• Seniors—Resource Center

3227 Chase St.

Denver, CO 80212

(303) 238-8151

(Daybreak (day care) Program with Respite Care. Referral services for

legal and employment program.)

• Senior’s Resource Center

Mountain Service

5120 Highway 73

Evergreen CO 80439

(303) 674-2843

(Information/referral on resources in Jefferson County’s mountain

region.)

• Federal Web site on Nursing Homes:

http://www.medicare.gov/nhcompare/home.asp

• State Web site:

http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/hf/hfd.asp