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Program Information |
| Aid to the Needy Disabled (AND):
The Aid to the Needy Disabled program assists persons with physical or mental impairments
that prevent self-support. This program is administered and financed in conjunction with
the Social Security Income program (SSI). Determination of eligibility for SSI is made by
the Social Security Administration. The Department's AND program supplements SSI payments
to the recipient. For those applicants who are at least 18 years of age with short-term
disability, final determination of medical disability to qualify for the Department's AND
program is made based on medical examination by local doctors. |
Aid to the Blind (AB): The
Aid to the Blind program provides financial assistance to those persons who are at least
18 years of age and who are legally blind. This program is also administered and financed
in conjunction with the Social Security Administration's Supplemental Security Income
program (SSI) and eligibility for SSI is determined by the Social Security Administration.
The Department also offers medical treatment to clients to prevent total blindness. |
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Old Age Pension
(OAP): The
Old Age Pension program provides financial and medical assistance to Colorado residents
who are in need and have reached the minimum age of 60. Nursing Home Care is also provided
under the Old Age Pension program. |
Home Care Allowance: This
program provides additional funds to financially eligible clients to allow them to pay a
provider to assist them with non-skilled services they are unable to accomplish themselves
due to disability. Examples of these types of services would be housekeeping,
laundry, meal preparation, and grocery shopping. |
| Home Community Based Services
(HCBS): This program provides full Medicaid for long term care. It is
designed for people who are at risk of nursing home placement due to their health and
desire to remain at home or in an assisted
living facility. |
Nursing Home Care: Medicaid
is available to provide assistance with the cost of nursing home care. Applicants
must qualify both medically and financially for the program. Resource limits vary
depending on marital status, number in family receiving public assistance, and the first
continuous period of institutionalization. |
| Estate Recovery: Estate
Recovery is a federally mandated program to help pay for medical costs for the increasing
number of people in need of care. The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and
Financing recovers medical care costs from the estates of certain former recipients. |
Programs for Medicare Beneficiaries:
Income guidelines change in mid March every year. Recipients must be eligible for
Medicare Part A. |
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