Cottonwood provides Individual Residential Services and Supports (IRSS) in staffed homes and apartment settings and host home settings. IRSS settings are for three or fewer persons receiving services in a single setting, with host home settings generally having two or fewer individuals. The type of setting that individuals live in is determined by their choice, the amount of support they need, and the supervision they require to provide that support.
Our residential services are designed with an emphasis on growth, increased independence, and success, while maintaining personal health and safety. Individuals may live in their own apartment with access to staff, in a home with rotating staff available 24 hours a day, or in a Host Home, with an individual or family providing support and training. Placement options are based on individual need, preference, and availability.
Residential services include the following:
Residential services include the following:
- Provision for each individual to have their own private bedroom.
- Medical service coordination and benefits management.
- Training and assistance based on individual need and skill level.
- 24-hour staff availability and emergency response is provided.
- Household expenses and equipment, including furnishings, appliances, linens, kitchen utensils, rent, phone, utilities, repairs, etc.
- Medical equipment and services, such as eye glasses, dentures, dental care, walking aids, over the counter medications and first aid supplies.
- Recreational opportunities, including community events, concerts, sporting events, or similar activity on a regular basis.
- Monthly spending money for groceries and personal expenses (determined by benefits).
Apartments - Cottonwood coordinated services for individuals in apartments in the Englewood and Littleton area. Apartment services are for individuals who do not need in home supervision, have the skills to complete all aspects of their personal care, and have basic household management skills. Individuals looking at an apartment setting should also have the safety skills to reside in such setting. Cottonwood has staff at one location in the apartment complex on a 24 hour basis. Depending on the number of individuals in the complex, additional staff is available throughout the day, and during peak periods to assist everyone in the program with services.
Staffed Homes - Cottonwood has a number of homes in which three individuals receiving services live in a home with rotating staff who stay also stay in the setting. The staff rotate every 2 ½ days and are available to each individuals on a 24 hour basis.
Host Homes
Cottonwood is always looking for individuals, couples, or families willing to provide a safe, healthy, and friendly living environment for the individuals we serve.
If you are interested in becoming a Host Home Provider, email us for more information regarding the process or contact Deb Turk at 303-761-6487.
Community Participation provided by Cottonwood includes, base site activities, connecting individuals with volunteer positions, assisting in accessing continued education classes, and assistance in accessing recreational activities and building supports in the community.
Community Integrated Employment (CIE) provided by Cottonwood includes, completion of applications and referrals to DVR for pre-employment screening, and job search assistance. Cottonwood works closely with DVR, and provides job follow along services, job coach services, and transportation coordination.
What is SLS?
Some of the individuals we work with live with their families or on their own. Supported Living Services are designed to provide them with the support they or their families need to make this a successful living arrangement. These services vary for each person, and some examples include weekly visits from a counselor to assist with medications, grocery shopping, or budgeting, or daily time spent with a counselor doing recreational activities in the community. Cottonwood also works with some individuals who receive in home supervision or out of home respite supports.
Our Services
Cottonwood Community Alternatives, Inc. ~ P.O. Box 946, Englewood, Colorado 80151-0946 ~ PHONE: 303.761-6487
Service Overview
Cottonwood provided services to approximately 100 individuals in our various programs, which consist of residential services including staffed home and apartment settings and host home settings, day program services of base site and community access activities, supported living services, and support for individuals who are employed. All services are provided to individuals through Medicaid waiver programs or on a private pay basis.
The individuals we serve have a wide range of skills and areas where they need support. Supports and services can include assisting and providing training in areas of household and personal maintenance; social manners appropriate to the situation; planning for recreational or social events; community employment support; transportation coordination; obtaining medical treatment and ensuring follow up; maintaining contact with family and friends.
Cottonwood offers a number of special events throughout the year to the individuals we serve, their families and friends, our employee and independent contractors, and agency affiliates. This provides ongoing opportunities for these individual to meet, greet, socialize, and form friend and business relationships.
Program Coordination, Quality Assurance, and Administrative Monitoring are provider for each individual receiving service from Cottonwood. Program Coordination includes and includes annual assessment of skills and needs, individual service and support plans in keeping with their short and long term goals, regular monitoring of progress of plans, regular contact with family members or guardians, and an assigned Program Managers. Individuals receiving Comprehensive Medicaid Waiver Services will also receive medical services coordination and benefits management.
Cottonwood conducts regular quality and satisfaction surveys with individuals in services, their families and friends, our employees and independent contractors, and agency affiliates. We also complete routine monitoring for all services and supports provided and at any setting where such programs take place. The monitoring includes programmatic, environmental, and applicable rules, regulations, standards and agency policies.
