Medicaid Assisted Living in Greeley, CO: A Weld County Family's Guide

If you are searching for "Medicaid assisted living Greeley, CO," you are probably past the point of browsing. You already know assisted living is coming, and you already suspect private pay is not going to work long term. What you need now is not a general overview of Medicaid. You need to know who to call in Weld County, what that agency actually does, and what has changed recently in how Colorado pays for this kind of care.

This guide is specific to that process for Weld County families. It does not repeat our broader explanation of how Medicaid works for assisted living statewide. If you want that first, read our guide on Medicaid assisted living in Colorado. And if you are still comparing communities rather than working through funding, our guide on assisted living near Greeley, CO covers the options themselves.

Start with Weld County's Case Management Agency

In Colorado, Medicaid long-term care benefits are administered locally through a case management agency (CMA), sometimes still called a Single Entry Point. For Weld County, that is the Weld County Case Management Agency, located at 315 N. 11th Avenue in Greeley.

• Phone: 970-400-6950
• Email: WeldCountyCMA@weld.gov

This is the office that determines whether your loved one meets "nursing facility level of care," the functional eligibility standard required for Medicaid-funded assisted living through an Alternative Care Facility (ACF). It also builds the care plan once someone is approved, and it manages several other long-term care programs, including Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waivers, the PACE program, and long-term care Medicaid for nursing home placement.

If you only do one thing after reading this guide, call that number. A functional assessment through the CMA is the step that everything else depends on, and it can take time to schedule.

What Recently Changed: Community First Choice

Weld County families researching Medicaid right now will likely run into a program that did not exist a couple of years ago: Community First Choice (CFC). Colorado rolled out CFC statewide on July 1, 2025, as a new Medicaid benefit for personal care and homemaker-type services, administered by the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF).

The practical difference that matters most to families: CFC is structured as an entitlement rather than a capped waiver program, so eligible members are not placed on a waitlist for it the way they can be for some other Medicaid services. It works alongside the existing waiver system rather than replacing it. Because CFC is new and the details of how it applies to residential settings can be case-specific, the right move is to ask the Weld County CMA directly how it fits your loved one's situation rather than assuming it does or does not apply.

Financial and Functional Eligibility, Briefly

We cover the full eligibility picture, including asset limits, income rules, and the Qualified Income Trust (Miller Trust) option for applicants whose income runs slightly over the limit, in our statewide Medicaid guide. The short version for Weld County families: you will need to apply for Medicaid through the state (Colorado PEAK, by phone, or in person) and separately request the functional assessment through the Weld County CMA. Both pieces have to happen. Financial approval alone does not get someone into an Alternative Care Facility.

Applying: The Weld County Sequence

1. Apply for Health First Colorado through Colorado PEAK online, or in person through Weld County Human Services.
2. Contact the Weld County Case Management Agency at 970-400-6950 to request a functional eligibility assessment (nursing facility level of care).
3. Ask specifically about CFC and the EBD waiver during that call, so you understand which benefits apply and whether either has a waiting period for your situation.
4. Choose a community. The CMA does not assign a facility. You pick where your loved one lives.
5. Work out the care plan with the community and your case manager.

Start this process before you need it finished. Approval takes time, and a crisis (a fall, a hospitalization, a caregiver reaching their limit) doesn't wait for paperwork.

Why Greeley Families Sometimes Look Just East

Greeley is home to more than 115,000 people and has many assisted living options. Once a family is approved for Medicaid, the next question is which communities accept it and have an opening, so it helps to widen the search a little.

Your Home Wiggins, about 45 minutes from Greeley, is a licensed CDPHE Assisted Living Residence and a Medicaid Alternative Care Facility, fully enrolled with Health First Colorado. It is a small home, 10 suites for up to 14 residents, and it accepts both Medicaid and private pay. For a closer look at what the home offers and how the drive from Greeley compares, see our guide on assisted living near Greeley, CO.

Common Questions from Weld County Families

Can we move in as private pay and apply for Medicaid later? Often, yes, but it depends on the community. Ask each community you tour how they handle a resident who converts from private pay to Medicaid.

Get Started

If you are a Weld County family working through Medicaid for a loved one who needs assisted living, the first call matters more than the first tour. Contact the Weld County Case Management Agency at 970-400-6950 to start the functional assessment.

Once you are ready to talk about a place to live, call Your Home Wiggins at 970-500-8612 or reach out online. We can talk through Medicaid ACF licensing, availability, and what the process looks like from our side.

Your Home Wiggins is a licensed CDPHE Assisted Living Residence and Medicaid Alternative Care Facility. Tours and move-in inquiries are welcome.