Welcome to
Our Back Office
Our team of dedicated mothers, Anne Patton, Christy Blakely, and Katherine Carol have a vision to create a united and powerful voice for family-led PASAs throughout Colorado.​
Aging Caregivers and Families: A Growing Crisis...
In Colorado, 71% of individuals with intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) live with family caregivers. Of these caregivers, 21% are over 60, and 35% are aged 41-59*.
As caregivers age, they face increasing challenges in meeting the needs of their loved ones, especially those with significant disabilities.
For more information, please go to:
https://stateofthestates.ku.edu/sites/stateofthestates/files/2023-11/Colorado-6pg%20revised.pdf
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Introducing Our Back Office
Our Back Office is a concept designed to support aging caregivers, particularly those who have established Family-led PASAs (Program Approved Service Agencies).
Families created PASAs in order to provide personalized, high-quality care for their loved ones with significant needs—care that traditional systems failed to deliver.
However, running a PASA comes with substantial financial and administrative challenges.
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Our Proposed Solution
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The vision for Our Back Office is to provide long-term sustainability for aging caregivers of Family PASA's while reducing the financial burden on them through economies of scale and a reduction in duplication of service expenses.
By offering a menu of administrative services such as HR, payroll/billing and Compliance, we could extend continuity of care and services long after families can no longer manage their PASAs.
Funding: In January 2024, we proposed a pilot project to the Colorado Disability Funding Committee to evaluate the effectiveness of this model. We were awarded a $50,000 grant to make this determination!​​​
​The Next Steps:
We NEED Your Voice!
Our goal is to connect with Family-led PASAs across Colorado to share the vision of Our Back Office and explore how it can support you and your family.
We want to hear directly from you—your challenges, your needs, and how this concept resonates with your unique journey.
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Together, we can build a stronger future for our families and loved ones.​​​​​​​​​​​​