Continuum of Colorado

Residential services- we provide a person centered approach to providing residential services and offer a variety of placements with supervision and independence levels tailored to the individual strengths and needs of the person served. As part of a holistic services approach, the residential department encourages involvement with family and friends. Employees complete a comprehensive training prior to working with individuals and receive continual education throughout their employment. They are committed to addressing the total needs of each individual in a typical home environment. Settings include family caregiver (services provided in the individuals home), host homes, apartment settings and personal care alternative housing.

Day program activities - our programs serve adults with developmental disabilities and their abilities range over a broad spectrum. We offer a safe and well supervised environment (client to staff ratio 1:5 or 2:7) with preplanned meaningful activities to meet varying levels of interest and abilities. Our activity schedules focus on volunteer activities, physical fitness, daily living skills, hobby development and sensory experiences. Activities are planned with focus on personal skills maintenance and development, client independence, as well as sensory and cultural experiences. In order to provide quality services and maximize the benefit to the individual attending these programs it is recommended that the client attend a minimum of two days per week. Program hours are 9am- 3pm monday through thursday. We also offer day program activities to seniors. We provide a safe and supportive environment with trained and caring staff; activities that encourage mental stimulation such as bingo games and discussions groups on books, films, current events; daily stretching or gentle exercise; opportunities for socialization and personal enjoyment such as musical entertainment, sing-a-longs as well as holiday and birthday celebrations; catered hot lunch.

Home and community support - Continuum offers a range of assistance to enable participants to accomplish tasks that they would normally do for themselves (hygiene, bathing, eating, dressing, grooming, bowel and bladder care, menstrual care, money management, grocery shopping), if they did not have a developmental disability. This assistance may take the form of hands-on assistance (actually performing a task for the person) or cuing to prompt the participant to perform a task. Personal care services may be provided on an episodic, emergency or on a continuing basis. When personal care and health-related services are needed, they may be covered to the extent the medicaid state plan, third party resource or another waiver service is not responsible.