Adult Services
Generally speaking, adults in the developmental disabilities system are persons that are eighteen years of age and older. Unfortunately, Colorado has a very long waiting list for services other than service coordination for adults with developmental disabilities. Some people must wait for several years to obtain active services. Services available for adults include:
Service Coordination
Service Coordination is a term used in the Developmental Disability system that means helping people get the service they need. It includes helping to determine if a person is "eligible" for services and once they are determined eligible, helping them find the services and support they need to be as independent as possible. Each person who is found eligible for services is assigned a Service Coordinator (in some places, also called a Case Manager or a Resource Coordinator).
Comprehensive Services for Adults
These services are aimed at those adults who require extensive supports to live safely (including access to 24-hour supervision) and who do not have other sources for meeting those needs.
Support Services for Adults
These services are aimed at augmenting already available supports for those adults who either can live independently with limited supports or who, if they need extensive support, are getting that support from other sources, such as their family.
Learn about the Support Living Services Waiver Changes
Am I Eligible?
Eligibility for Adult Services and supports means that your disability happened prior to the age of 22. A developmental disability is the result of mental retardation or other conditions, which may affect cognitive functions, such as: cerebral palsy, epilepsy, or autism. If, because of your disability, you need assistance with daily activities, you may be eligible for services.
Not everyone with the above condition is eligible.
To find out if you are eligible, contact the Intake Service Coordinator (303-636-5600) at Denver Options and they will assist you in completing an application.
