Choose, train, schedule, and supervise your attendants.
Your Case Management Agency assesses your needs and coordinates authorized services.
We handle payroll, documentation, agency oversight, and other required administrative responsibilities.
With IHSS, your caregiver may be someone who already knows you, your routines, and the support you need.
Eligible caregivers may include:
Your chosen caregiver must meet IHSS program requirements and complete Venture Forthe’s hiring and onboarding process before providing paid services.
Keep Care in the Family
For many people, receiving assistance with personal care, health-related neds, and everyday activities feels more comfortable when that support comes from someone they already know and trust.
IHSS gives eligible Health First Colorado members greater choice over who provides their authorized care, while Venture Forthe handles the employment, payroll, documentation, and agency responsibilities that support the program.
Alreday have someone helping you at home?
Talk with Venture Forthe to learn whether that person may be able to beocme your paid IHSS caregiver.
IHSS is available through Health First Colorado, Colorado’s Medicaid program, and is delivered under the Community First Choice (CFC) program. Eligible members do not pay out of pocket for IHSS services that are covered and authorized by Health First Colorado.
As your IHSS agency, Venture Forthe processes payroll, maintains required employment and service documentation, and provides the support and oversight required by the IHSS program.
Understanding eligibility, authorization, and how IHSS works can feel complicated. Our team can explain Venture Forthe’s role as your IHSS agency, answer questions about the enrollment process, and work with you and your Case Management Agency as you get started.
Our staff members are fully trained in safety and compliance on a regular basis. Each staff member has the skills necessary to ensure that each client is safe and secure in the care that they are receiving.
To participate in IHSS, you must:
✓ Health First Colorado enrollment
✓ CFC eligibility
✓ Level-of-care requirement
✓ Assessed service need
✓ Participate in service planning with your Case Management Agency (CMS)
✓ Adult capacity/Authorized Representative requirement
Your Care Management Agency determines program eligibility and authorizes services based on your assessed needs.
IHSS helps you live safely and independently at home. Services are personalized based on your assessed needs and are included in your approved care plan. Authorized Services may include:
Support with authorized health-related activities that help you remain safe and independent at home, including:
Services are provided according to your approved IHSS care plan.
Assistance with everyday activities that support your health, comfort, safety, and independence at home including:
Help with everyday household tasks that support a safe, comfortable, and well-maintained home, including:
With IHSS, you or your Authorized Representative have a say in who provides your care. Your attendant may be a family member, spouse, friend, neighbor, current caregiver, or another trusted individual who meets program and agency requirements.
Venture Forthe provides administrative support, required agency oversight, and access to nursing guidance when applicable. We also maintain 24-hour backup support for situations when a scheduled attendant is unavailable.
With IHSS, you direct how your authorized services are provided. Your case manager helps coordinate your service plan, while Venture Forthe serves as your IHSS agency and provides administrative support.
Payroll
Employment Documentation
Required records
Agency oversight
Backup care planning
Eligibility
Authorized services/hours
Choice of Attendants
Day-to-day care decisions
Service-plan development
Yes. IHSS allows many eligible family members or other trusted individuals to serve as caregivers, provided they meet program and agency requirements.
Your Case Management Agency determines your eligibility and authorizes services based on your assessed needs.
You or your Authorized Representative choose and direct your caregiver, while Venture Forthe provides support, oversight, payroll, and administrative services.
