Adams County, CO
Get paid to care for your family member in Adams County, Colorado
About 64,300 people in Adams County are 65 or older — 12% of everyone who lives here. Adams County skews younger than Colorado overall, but the families caring for an older parent here face the same bills. Roughly 5,390 are 85 or older, the age when daily help usually starts. Adams County is one of the state's biggest population centers, and home-care agencies do work here — but staffing is thin, schedules change, and a stranger in the house is not what every family wants.
Who needs care in Adams
- People 65 and older
- 64,300
- People 85 and older
- 5,390
- Median age
- 35.1
- Rank in Colorado
- 6th
12% of Adams residents
the age daily help usually starts
younger than the country as a whole
of 64 counties, by residents 65+
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Population Estimates (Vintage 2024). Adams County is a large metro county (USDA Rural-Urban Continuum Code 1). Colorado as a whole is 16% aged 65 or older.
What Colorado pays family caregivers
$17–$20/hr
Source: Colorado Medicaid program data · Updated September 2026
Colorado's programs at a glance
- CDASS
- IHSS
- Family CNA program
- Spouse paid?
- Yes
- Parent paid for a child?
- Yes
- Waitlist
- No waitlist.
These rules are set by the state, so they are the same in every county. Read the full Colorado guide →
Towns and cities in Adams County
Colorado sets eligibility, not your town — so a family in Thornton and a family at the far edge of the county apply the same way. The largest communities in Adams County:
- Thornton146,689
- Commerce City70,245
- Westminster69,508
- Aurora57,648
- Brighton43,014
- Northglenn38,262
- Federal Heights13,971
- Bennett3,482
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Subcounty Population Estimates.
How families in Adams apply
You do not need a county office to start. Families in Adams County start with Colorado's program:
Contact the local Case Management Agency (Single Entry Point) for a nursing-facility level-of-care assessment; must be enrolled in Health First Colorado (Medicaid) first.
Or skip the phone tag — our free 2-minute check tells you which Colorado program fits your family, then we help with the forms.
See if you qualify →Adams questions, answered honestly
Can I get paid to care for a family member in Adams County?
Yes. Colorado runs real Medicaid programs — like CDASS — that pay family caregivers, and they cover families in Adams County. We help you enroll, and applying costs you nothing.
How much do family caregivers earn in Adams County?
Family caregivers in Colorado typically earn $17–$20/hr. The rate is the same across the state, including Adams County.
Where do families in Adams County apply?
Families in Adams County start with the state, not the county. Contact the local Case Management Agency (Single Entry Point) for a nursing-facility level-of-care assessment; must be enrolled in Health First Colorado (Medicaid) first.
Can I get paid to care for my spouse in Adams County?
Yes — a spouse can be paid here. The fine print for Colorado: yes — spouses can be hired under CDASS/IHSS; spouse-as-LRP homemaker capped at 7 hrs/week
How many people in Adams County might need this?
64,300 residents of Adams County are 65 or older and about 5,390 are 85 or older, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 population estimates. Most of them are cared for at home by a relative rather than in a facility. Colorado's programs exist to pay for exactly that care.
Which towns in Adams do you cover?
All of Adams County — including Thornton, Commerce City, Westminster, Aurora and Brighton. Eligibility is set by Colorado, not by your town, so where you live inside the county does not change whether you qualify.
Program facts come from Colorado's published Medicaid program rules · Population figures from the U.S. Census Bureau · Updated September 2026. Rules change — always confirm with the program.
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