Mountain Vista Assisted Living & Memory Care
Mountain Vista Assisted Living & Memory Care is a continuing care retirement community in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, offering independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing. Independent living provides private living with community services, assisted living helps with daily tasks, memory care offers a secured setting with supervision, and skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care around the clock. With these care levels in one community, a resident whose needs grow may be able to move to a different level of care without leaving the community, which may suit someone planning for changing care needs over time.
Mountain Vista has served seniors since 1963 and is in the Appleridge Estates neighborhood. Housing includes studios, one bedroom units, and two bedroom units, with two bedroom homes potentially suiting couples moving together. Pets are allowed, and residents have access to an outdoor courtyard, a salon and spa, transportation, and religious services.
Rehabilitation services include physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech and language therapy. Short term rehabilitation can support a temporary recovery stay rather than a permanent move. The community also has a wellness center and private dining, giving residents spaces for therapy related support and meals outside the regular dining setting.
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Elderly, Blind, and Disabled Waiver
Colorado Medicaid EBD Waiver
- Income limit
- 2026 · Standard EBD financial pathway uses 300% of SSI ($2,982/month in 2026). Alternative working-disabled eligibility and trust rules require screening.
- Asset limit
- Standard individual countable-resource limit is $2,000; spousal protections and alternative eligibility categories require review.
Eligibility
- General
- Adults age 65+ with significant functional impairment or adults age 18–64 who are blind, physically disabled or have HIV/AIDS; Medicaid and nursing-facility level-of-care criteria apply.
- CO specifics
- Selected services transitioned to Community First Choice by July 1 2026; distinguish remaining waiver benefits from CFC services.
What it provides
- Waiver services authorized through an assessed care plan; selected home and community services transitioned to Community First Choice.
Home Care Allowance (HCA)
Colorado Home Care Allowance (HCA)
Eligibility
- General
- Colorado residents age 5+ with a disability who qualify for Home Care Allowance.
What it provides
- Cash assistance to pay a home-care provider for help with daily activities in the home.
Community First Choice
Colorado Health First Colorado Community First Choice (CFC)
Eligibility
- General
- In-home and community support for Health First Colorado members who meet CFC Medicaid and institutional-level-of-care requirements and have an assessed support plan.
- CO specifics
- Members whose Medicaid eligibility depends on a waiver must continue at least one qualifying waiver service monthly. Authorizations and current limits apply. This is not room-and-board coverage.
What it provides
- Authorized personal care; homemaker and other home/community supports; with agency or self-directed options. CFC does not pay room and board and does not duplicate services paid under another Medicaid benefit.
Old Age Pension (OAP) Health Care Program
Colorado OAP
Eligibility
- General
- Qualifying recipients of Colorado Old Age Pension assistance who are not eligible for Health First Colorado and meet the OAP medical-program requirements.
- CO specifics
- OAP Health and Medical Care is a limited state-funded medical-coverage program for eligible OAP recipients.
What it provides
- Limited medical benefits for eligible OAP recipients who are not eligible for Health First Colorado.




