Community Coordination

Community Centered Boards (CCB's) are mandated by Colorado law (C. R. S. 27-10.5-104), as well as the Colorado Division for Developmental Disabilities, Colorado Department of Healthcare 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 an individual-centered, family and community focused service in which programs and resources are coordinated to enhance people's lives. Community Coordinators (CC's) assist people to identify their unique strengths and to find ways to enhance them. We explain what supports are available for individuals, how to become eligible, and how to request services. The goal of Community Coordination is to assure that necessary services are provided effectively and efficiently through establishing meaningful relationships with each individual, their families and the community in which they live, work and play. Community Coordination services may be funded through State General Funds or Medicaid Waiver funds, depending on a person’s enrollment status.

Community Coordination is designed to help a person receiving services access the services and supports necessary to meet his or her needs. CC's will assist people receiving services identify the services and supports necessary to meet his or her needs through an annual planning process. This process is most often completed by the CC facilitating a meeting with the Inter-disciplinary Team (IDT) made up of a variety of support persons concerned about the welfare of the person in services. The IDT includes the person in services, that person's guardian/s, advocate/s, and family members. At this meeting, a person’s needs will be discussed, prioritized, and put into a care plan. Based on the program in which one is participating, this care plan is called a variety of names including the Waiting List Individualized Plan (WLIP), Individualized Family Support Plan (IFSP), Family Support Plan (FSP), or Individualized Plan (IP), which is also known as a Service Plan (SP). After this plan is developed, the CC is responsible for monitoring implementation, revising it as needed and ensuring quality of services provided.

What We Do

Community Coordinators help:

  • Determine and maintain eligibility
  • Facilitate development of the IP
  • Coordinate services and supports
  • Monitor services and supports to ensure that a person’ health, safety, and other needs are being met
  • Provide information and referral services for available providers
  • Advocate for and facilitate access to services and supports to ensure the rights of the person are being protected