How We Help

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For over 50 years, Cheyenne Village has dedicated itself to providing assistance and support to adults intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in the Colorado Springs, CO and surrounding areas. We develop a personal service plan for each individual serviced by Cheyenne Village.

Here are just some of the services we offer in the El Paso County area.

With Outreach Services, Cheyenne Village staff can:

• the individual with IDD
• the family
• caregiver

Every individual has different needs. We have various methods to provide support to individuals living with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Individuals living alone or with a housemate are supported with Daily Living Activities as needed. Those activities include:

Our three apartment clusters have on-site staff offices; one of which is staffed 24 hours per day, seven days per week.

Some Individual(s) live with a host home family that provides 24-hour support. Individuals have a private bedroom in the home and are included in family activities. Cheyenne Village staff coordinates services and monitors the home.

More Information about our Host Home Family Services:

We provide 24-hour staff support in one barrier-free, wheelchair accessible group home. This home provides a private bedroom and common living area for four to six individuals.

To help ensure health and safety needs are met Cheyenne Village Staff provides support with:

Supported Living Services offers staff assistance for individuals living in the family home or in their own home independently.

These services could include:

Assistance is also available with grocery shopping, money management, and coordinating medical appointments.

Family Caregiver services allow a family member to become an employee of Cheyenne Village whereby the family member is paid to provide care to the family member with IDD via Comprehensive Residential or Supporting Living Services (SLS) funding.

For more information about Paid Family Caregivers:

We ensure that individuals obtain and maintain all benefits for which they are eligible including:

Our nursing staff manage healthcare needs including:

We provide learning opportunities in community settings, which include:

Services may be available up to five days a week, Monday through Friday; or flexible, based on individual preferences.

Respite Care is available through SLS funding and private pay. Respite provides relief time for the regular caregiver to have a break. Respite may be provided by Cheyenne Village employees in the individual’s home or in community activities.

The Group Respite program provides a variety of support to individuals 18 and older with IDD who are living alone or with family caregivers. This program meets every Saturday for a day of fun community activities with little or not cost to the individual and their family. This program is available to individuals who are on the Supported Living Services Waiver or private pay. For more information about Respite Group on Saturdays, contact Karen Scannell at
719-572-7471.

We also provide services on a contract basis for private pay. Services are provided in three-hour increments or 24/7 residential services.