Under Colorado’s Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waivers—including BI, CFC, CIH, CMHS, and EBD—are designed to support individuals in performing daily activities they are unable to do on their own due to age, disability, or medical condition.

Personal Care Services Include:

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1. Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)

These are basic tasks necessary for self-care, such as:

• Bathing

• Dressing and grooming

• Eating/feeding assistance

• Toileting and incontinence care

• Mobility assistance (transferring, walking, repositioning in bed)

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2. Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs)

These are more complex tasks that allow a person to live independently:

• Light housekeeping (laundry, vacuuming, dusting)

• Meal preparation and clean-up

• Medication reminders (non-medical)

• Grocery shopping and essential errands

• Accompanying medical appointments (non-transport)