Get paid to care for family in Denver County
Most of the 93,900 people in Denver County who are 65 or older are cared for at home, by a relative. Colorado Medicaid can pay you for that work.
Denver County at a glance
- Aged 65+
- 93,900
- Aged 85+
- 9,260
- Rank in CO
- 4th
- Median age
- 35.5
13% of residents
when daily help usually starts
of 64 counties, by residents 65+
younger than the country
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Population Estimates (Vintage 2024). Denver County is a large metro county (Rural-Urban Continuum Code 1).
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- states covered
- 3,144
- counties with local data
- $0
- it is always free to apply
- 2 min
- to see if you qualify
Population figures from the U.S. Census Bureau · Rules from each state's published Medicaid program
Care in Denver
What being a paid caregiver looks like here
About 93,900 people in Denver County are 65 or older — 13% of everyone who lives here. Denver County skews younger than Colorado overall, but the families caring for an older parent here face the same bills. Roughly 9,260 are 85 or older, the age when daily help usually starts. Denver 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.
Statewide, 975,900 people in Colorado are 65 or older — 16% of the state, across 64 counties.
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 →
How families in Denver apply
You do not need a county office to start. Families in Denver 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 →Denver questions, answered honestly
Can I get paid to care for a family member in Denver County?
Yes. Colorado runs real Medicaid programs — like CDASS — that pay family caregivers, and they cover families in Denver County. We help you enroll, and applying costs you nothing.
How much do family caregivers earn in Denver County?
Family caregivers in Colorado typically earn $17–$20/hr. The rate is the same across the state, including Denver County.
Where do families in Denver County apply?
Families in Denver 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 Denver 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 Denver County might need this?
93,900 residents of Denver County are 65 or older and about 9,260 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.
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.
Guides
For families in Denver County
Start with the Colorado caregiver program, then read how the pieces fit together.
Nearby
Counties next to Denver
The counties Denver touches, by Census boundaries — a few of those borders run across water.
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