OBRA Specialized Services provides integrated community-based supports while the individual resides in a nursing facility as required by the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA). Supports and services are similar to State SLS.
To be eligible for services, adults in this program…
- Are eighteen (18) years of age or older
- Have residency in the State of Colorado
- Have been determined to have an intellectual or developmental disability pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Colorado Code of Regulations
- Residing in a nursing facility
Services & Supports
Individuals enrolled in OBSS can access some of the same services available under State SLS, including:
- Assistive Technology
- Behavioral Services
- Day Programming
- Dental
- Hippotherapy
- Home Accessibility Adaptations
- Home Delivered Meals
- Homemaker
- Life Skills Training
- Massage Therapy
- Mentorship
- Movement Therapy
- Peer Mentorship
- Personal Care Services
- Personal Emergency Response
- Prevocational Services
- Recreational Facility Fees/Passes
- Respite
- Specialized Medical Equipment/Supplies
- Supported Employment/Job Coaching
- Transition Services
- Transportation
- Vehicle Modifications
- Vision