Long-Term Care Medicaid

The Long-Term Care Medicaid program covers various services, including care at home or in assisted living, the Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), and stays in a nursing home or hospital for more than 30 days.

The income limit is $2,901 a month.

• For those who are over the income limit, an income trust may be established.

The individual resource limit is $2,000.

• If both members of a married couple are applying for long-term care benefits, their resource limit is $4,000.
• If both members are applying for long-term care benefits but living in separate rooms in a nursing facility, their resource limit is $3,000.
• The resource limit for the spouse of someone in a care facility (Community Spouse) is $157,920 (as of 2025).

If you are already Medicaid eligible and need to request Long Term Care, please complete this form:

• Long Term Care Form (English)
• Long Term Care Form (Spanish)

• • The form is not required, you may also make a verbal request by calling us at 303-441-1000
  • Email: imaging@bouldercounty.gov
  • Fax: 303-441-1523
  • Mail: PO Box 471, Boulder CO 80306, ATTN: Human Services
  • In-Person at one of our locations:
    • 515 Coffman Street, Longmont CO 80501 (Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
    • 3460 Broadway, Boulder CO 80304 (Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
    • 1755 S. Public Road, Lafayette CO 80026 (Tuesdays and Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

A Functional Assessment is required for Long Term Care.

If you are currently on any Medicaid program, you can call A&I Avenues at 303-439-7011 to schedule an assessment for Long Term Care.

If you do not have Medicaid yet, please complete an application for Medical Assistance. Boulder County Human Services will then send a referral to A&I Avenues.