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What I dream of is an art of balance
Henri Matisse
1869-1954
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Community Coordination
Community Center Boards (CCBs) are mandated by C. R. S. 27-10.5-104, as well as the Division of Developmental Disabilities, Health Care Policy and Finance, and the Center for Medicaid Services to provide “Community Coordination” services, also known as case management. In the state of Colorado, case managers may also be called Service Coordinators or Resource Coordinators. TRE calls its case managers Community Coordinators. |
Community Coordination is designed to help a service user access the services and supports necessary to meet his or her needs. Community Coordinators aid in the management of services and supports. They also monitor the quality of services and supports. |
| Persons from birth through age 4 that have a developmental delay, or persons older than age 5 that have a developmental disability, are eligible for case management services. There is no restriction in the type of living arrangements for eligible persons to receive Community Coordination. Community Coordination services may be funded through state funds or Medicaid waiver funds, depending on the person’s financial eligibility. |
| The services and supports that the person needs are determined through the Individual Plan development process. An Inter-disciplinary Team (IDT) develops an Individual Plan (IP). An IDT consists of the service user, his or her guardian, any program approved service agency, the Community Coordinator, and any other person the service user would like involved in the process. |
| The IDT develops the IP with information obtained from assessments, interviews with the service user and those who know him or her best, and information gathered as a result of monitoring. IPs are written, reviewed, and updated once a year. Changes can also be made to the plan during the year if a person’s needs change. |
Community Coordinators help:
- Determine eligibility
- Develop the IP
- Coordinate services and supports
- Monitor services and supports to ensure that a person’s health, safety, and other needs are being met
- Provide information and referral services
- Provide reviewing services and supports that meet the person’s needs
- Advocate for and facilitate access to services and supports and ensure that the rights of the person are being protected.
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Source: Developmental Disabilities General Comparison of Community Services;
March 29, 2006.
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