Compensation For Caregiving

Certified nursing assistants can provide skilled care with activities of daily living (ADLs). Colorado permits family caregivers that become a CNA to be reimbursed through a licensed home care agency to provide CNA-level care through Colorado Medicaid or Colorado Medicaid Waivers. The following home health agencies can help caregivers pay for their CNA qualification and hire family and/or friends to care for their loved ones. 

The Colorado Respite Coalition does not endorse or suggest any particular agency over another. 

• Team Select Home Care: If you are a parent, family member, or friend and your loved one qualifies for CNA care you may be eligible to attend our CNA course and get certified at no cost to you, to be able to get paid to take care of your loved one. Contact Mark Prussin at (720) 577-1804 to find out more details about our potentially life changing program.
• PASCO Home Health: Family members can attend an accredited Ceritifed Nursing Assistant school paid for by PASCO for primary caregiver and one back-up provider, becoming an employee of PASCO. There is also the option of being matched with an existing CNA for care assistance. Contact (303) 233-3122 for more information.
• MGA Home Healthcare: Specializing in pediatric care (birth to 21 years) MGA will pay for the upfront costs of CNA school and then have the family caregiver pay that fee back incrementally through paychecks. Contact (303)-749-0424 for more information.
• NTSOC CNA Training: Become a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) with NTSOC’s State Nursing Board’s approved program. Must be 16 or older; tuition assistance and/or reimbursement available. If you have any questions about the CNA Classes in Colorado Springs, please contact 719-574-5562, extension 256.
• Solace Pediatric Healthcare: State-funded program in Colorado helps family members become paid caregivers. Family CNA or In-Home Support Services (IHSS) generate employment for the caregiver while also providing the patient with the highest quality care. These home care assistance programs are FREE. Schedule a brief assessment with Solace by calling 303-432-8487 or click the link here to complete a request form online.
• Wellspring: Support for parents caring for children with IDD, autism, cerebral palsy, medically fragile, and more. Family caregivers are compensated by Medicaid. Costs of training are covered. Visit their website here or call 720-734-4348 for more information.

Through the Family Caregiver Act, family members who are not a CNA may also provide care for their loved one. Similar to the Family Member as a CNA model, family caregivers are hired by a Home Health agency and reimbursed via Medicaid (paid by agency).  

The Colorado Respite Coalition does not endorse or suggest any particular agency over another. 

• Apex Caring Services: Will hire family caregivers of individuals using either the C-HCBS, EBD, or SCI waivers, to provide paid care for their loved one(s). In most cases, Apex can provide similar hours to caregivers who have not completed the CNA course, as those who utilize this route. Contact Todd Daniels at (303) 501-0461 for more information.