Denver families can use a free 72-hour caregiver video-profile matching service to go from a short care-needs form to vetted caregiver profiles they can watch before anyone enters the home. There is no charge to submit a request or to receive those profiles. You compare candidates, choose whom to interview, and decide whether and when care should start.
This walkthrough covers each step so you know what happens after you ask for help. Matching is often used alongside companion care, personal care, and other in-home support described on the Denver care hub.
How the Free 72-Hour Matching Process Works
Denver families complete a short form about the person who needs help, then receive vetted caregiver video profiles within 72 hours at no cost. The goal is to let you see and hear candidates before you share more about your household or set a first shift.
You are not required to take the first person you are shown. Video profiles make it easier for siblings and other decision-makers to compare personality, communication style, and experience without everyone attending the same in-person meeting.
Step 1: Complete a Short Care-Needs Form
You begin by completing a short form that describes who needs care, where they live in the Denver area, and what kind of help you want. Useful details include preferred days and hours, whether you need a few visits or more constant support, and language or household preferences that matter to your family.
You can note goals such as companionship, help with bathing and dressing, overnight presence, or support after a hospital stay. A clear picture of daily routines helps the profiles you receive fit real life, not a generic job listing.
Step 2: Your Request Is Reviewed for a Local Match
After you submit a complete form, we review your request and look for vetted caregivers whose experience and availability align with what you described. Vetted means the profiles sent to you have already been screened before they reach your inbox, so you are not starting from an unfiltered public listing.
If something on the form is unclear, we may ask a follow-up question so the videos you receive are actually usable. Matching does not diagnose a medical condition and does not replace advice from the person's own clinicians.
Step 3: Receive Vetted Caregiver Video Profiles Within 72 Hours
You receive a set of vetted caregiver video profiles within 72 hours of a complete request, with no matching fee. Each profile is meant to show you the person, not only a written summary, so you can judge how they present themselves before you invite anyone to interview.
Use that window to loop in other relatives who share decisions. Many Denver households coordinate care across more than one adult child, and video makes side-by-side comparison simpler than a stack of paper resumes.
Step 4: Interview Finalists and Choose Who Enters the Home
After you watch the videos, you select the caregivers you want to interview and decide who, if anyone, you will invite to start care. Matching does not lock you into a particular person. You stay in control of the first shift, the schedule, and whether you want to meet a backup candidate as well.
If the first set is not the right fit, you can say so and continue the search. Paid care hours, if you hire someone, are a separate arrangement from the free matching step.
Who This Service Helps in Denver
This free matching service helps Denver families who need in-home help for an older relative and want screened candidates they can see on video before hiring. Denver has 87,660 residents age 65 and older, 9,844 residents age 85 and older, and 33,113 seniors living alone, according to U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey estimates.
The same Census estimates put Denver's median household income at $91,681. Families often use matching when a parent who lives alone needs regular check-ins, when adult children are splitting time between work and care, or when a spouse needs extra hands at home. Those situations are common reasons people start a form. They are not a Census finding about who must hire help.
Care Types You Can Request Through Matching
You can request matching for companionship, hands-on personal care, memory support at home, a short break for family caregivers, live-in or overnight coverage, or help after a hospital discharge. Many families start with companion visits for meals, conversation, and safety check-ins, then add personal care when bathing, dressing, or toileting become hard to manage alone.
When memory loss is part of the picture, families often look at memory care at home. Dementia is not a specific disease. It is a general term for impaired ability to remember, think, or make decisions that interferes with everyday activities, as described by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Some households need overnight or around-the-clock presence. Others need a short break so a spouse or adult child can rest. If your relative is leaving a hospital, you can describe discharge timing and follow-up tasks on the same matching form. This service does not diagnose dementia or any other condition.