H.O.P.E.

H.O.P.E. is an organization dedicated to meeting the basic human needs of Denver-metro’s homeless and low-income families and individuals.

Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
This state agency is responsible for the administration of the Medicaid program, Child Health Plan Plus, and the Colorado Indigent Care program.

Consumer Directed Attendant Support Services(CDAS)
This Service provides Medicaid recipients with disabilities the opportunity to manage their attendant services themselves. It allows flexibility, choice and control for the client.

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
This state agency encompasses many divisions and programs that directly affect AOI's clients and the community in general, including the Disease Control and Environmental Epidemiology Division, the Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division, and the Prevention Services Division.

Colorado Department of Human Services
CDHS oversees the state’s 64 county departments of social/human services, the state’s public mental health system, Colorado’s system of services for people with developmental disabilities, the state’s juvenile corrections system, and all state and veterans’ nursing homes.

Medicare.Gov
The Official U.S. Government Site for Medicare recipients.

aacbis.com
A useful search engine site relating to home health care.

The How To Place
Offering a new concept in community, the How To Place represents a step away from government-supported agencies. The How To Place is YOUR place, a community gathering place where you may find “how to” accomplish your goals.

The Brain Injury Association of Colorado
Traumatic Brain Injury is an insult to the brain, not of a degenerative or congenital nature,  which results in impairment of cognitive abilities or physical functioning. It can also result in the disturbance of behavioral or emotional functioning. These impairments may be either temporary or permanent and cause partial or total functional disability or psychosocial maladjustment. The Brain Injury Association provides direct services to two thousand survivors, families and professionals annually. Several thousand more are served through community outreach programs.

The Brain Injury Association of America
The mission of the Brain Injury Association is to create a better future through brain injury prevention, research, education and advocacy. This web site contains a wealth of valuable information.

Craig Rehabilitation Hospital
Craig Hospital is exclusively dedicated to the specialty rehabilitation and research for patients with spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury. Craig has treated more than 25,000 patients since 1956 - more spinal cord injury patients than any other single facility in the world. Craig Hospital’s spinal cord injury rehabilitation and traumatic brain injury rehabilitation programs are designated by the U.S. National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) as Model Systems Centers.

Home Care Association of Colorado
The HCAC is a voluntary, non-profit trade association dedicated to the advancement of its membership, the home care agencies of Colorado and their suppliers. Their mission is to enhance the viability of home care as an integral and prominent part of health care delivery by providing: legislative, regulatory, reimbursement and advocacy support at state and national levels, public relations assistance, educational opportunities, data collection, analysis and dissemination, and communication/information channels.