Adult Resources for Care and Help (ARCH)
Where do you go for information about long term care services?
The hope of the federal government is that you will turn to your local Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC). In Larimer County, the Office on Aging (within the Department of Human Services), is where the ADRC is located. The name of Colorado's ADRC is ARCH, which stands for Adult Resources for Care and Help.
ARCH is unique to the Office on Aging in that the program serves people over age 60 and people over 18 with a disability. The overall goal of ARCH is to streamline access to long term care information and services. In this case, long term care does not refer to just nursing homes. Long term care refers to the spectrum of services that fall between living independently and needing the level of care provided at a nursing facility. The program is designed to help people understand all the available options and then choose what is best for them now and in the future.
There are two parts to the program:
- Information and referral for anyone
- Short term case management for those with more complicated questions or needs.
For more information or to access ARCH, contact Linda Rumney by email or at 970-498-7757, Monday through Friday.
