Hello Denver Senior Coalition Members,
Below we are sharing a memo from Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF). This Department administers Health First Colorado (Colorado’s Medicaid Program), Child Health Plan Plus and other programs for Coloradans who qualify. We are sharing this memo so you can see the depth of oversight that the State of Colorado provides for facilities and care providers, many of which are serving older adults. Read below to learn more about what is being done to protect our most vulnerable citizens in Colorado.
Regards, The 2020 Denver Senior Coalition Executive Board
Subject: March 13, 2020: Departmental Guidance on Long-Term Care and Congregate Settings
Please find an Operational Memo covering on this topic listed below on the Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (the Department) 2020 Memo Series Communications webpage in the Operational Memos section under the date listed with the topic. Viewing the web page will show other memos of interest.
2020 Memo Series Communications – CLICK HERE
Operational Memo – Departmental Guidance on Long-Term Care and Congregate Settings (March 13, 2020):
March 13, 2020 Operational Memo – CLICK HERE
The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (the Department) is working in coordination with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to stop the spread of novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). At this time, the Department strongly encourages providers to take emergency measures to screen members and consider restricting visitors at the following settings:
- Brain Injury Supportive Living Programs
- Day Habilitation
- Day Treatment
- Group Homes
- Adult Day Centers
- Residential and Inpatient Treatment
- Partial Hospitalization Program
- Day Treatment
- Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Centers
If you are not currently on the communications list receiving these emails, you can add yourself on the Department’s Distribution Lists Sign-Up page. Click the “Long-Term Services and Supports” and/or “Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities” stakeholders lists, then click “Submit.”
Sign up – CLICK HERE
Thank you, John Barry
LTSS Stakeholder Relations Manager
Community Living Office
About the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing:
The Department administers Health First Colorado (Colorado’s Medicaid Program), Child Health Plan Plus and other programs for Coloradans who qualify. For more information about the Department visit their website.
Website: https://www.colorado.gov/hcpf