We are currently interviewing for the salaried positions of CAREGIVERS. Click on the links below for the job description.
Our Caregivers are the “heart” of Hilltop Ranch. They will help create an atmosphere where our residents are given the opportunity to shine. We are in the process of building private apartments that will allow our caregivers to live at the lodge full-time or while they are on duty.
While we gladly welcome residents of any faith, our staff embraces the faith that is the foundation of Hilltop Ranch. We are people who embrace the love and teachings of Jesus and strive to love and serve others as He did.
Becoming a Resident
Our first home, the lodge at 201 Pinecrest Way in Palmer Lake, is able to house eight residents along with their caregivers.
Financial Obligations:
Being a resident at Hilltop Ranch is funded through monthly tuition payments on the part of the resident’s family supplemented by the contributions of donors and monies obtained through grants and foundations.
We are often asked if government funding for residential care (the DD waiver) would be available for our residents. The efforts of Together for Choice and Coalition for Community Choice are helpful as we research the possibility of receiving DD waiver funds. The success of other like communities (Benjamin’s Hope and A New Leaf) in receiving this funding is giving us hope!
While we may be able to meet greater needs in the future, at present our residents must:
- Be 18 years of age or older
- Have a primary diagnosis of developmental disability or cognitive challenge
- Have medical conditions that are manageable in the context of our healthcare resources
- Be able to cover the cost of care
- Be accepting of supervision
- Be able to be left alone for short periods of time
- Be able to ambulate and/or transfer independently
- Be free of impulse to take flight or run away
- Be free from patterns of aggression or abuse toward self and others
- Be capable of most self-care and activities of daily living with prompting (e.g. eating, brushing teeth, dressing, toileting, independent bathing/showering, etc.)
- Be able to live successfully in a community with others
- Be able to meaningfully engage in programs and activities to the extent of his/her ability