Your home. Your calling. Our support.
Karuna Care Services works alongside host home providers from across the Front Range. Authentic partnership. Real support. Mutual respect.
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What this
work looks like
A host home provider opens their home to one or two adults with developmental disabilities. They live with you. You share a kitchen, a roof, and the ordinary routines of a household.
Every host home looks different. Some are provider couples. Some are solo. Some are busy with kids and pets. Some are quiet. Some are roommate-style, two adults sharing a home. What makes a host home work is the people inside. The home itself is just the container.
The job is not about taking care of someone. It is about supporting another adult to live the life they choose. That looks different for everyone. For some, it might mean cooking together on Sundays and sharing every meal. For others, it might mean having their own quiet space and joining the household when they choose to. Both are right.
The challenges are real. So are the rewards. You support another person's growth, and somewhere along the way, you find that you have grown right alongside.
I have been a Host Home Provider with Karuna Care Services for just over two years now. I am consistently impressed with their compassionate care, attention to detail, and requests for feedback. I feel valued and seen as an individual, and I am beyond pleased with the care and support that my clients receive from Karuna. So far, very much appreciated!
Karuna Host Home Provider
What partnering
with Karuna means
We do not hire providers. We build partners. The relationship is peer to peer, not employer to employee. The decisions about your home stay with you.
We stand alongside you. When you call, a real person picks up. Someone who knows your home, your situation, and what to do next.
We invest in your training. We have an in-house trainer, which means we can shape what you learn to what you need. Some of it is what the state requires. Some of it is what makes you good at this work. Some of it is specific to who lives in your home. Better preparation means better support for those in your home.
Behind your home, there is a team. Trainers, directors, behavioral specialists. People who carry pieces of this work along with you.
How we begin
No two paths are exactly the same. Here is the shape it often takes, so you know what is ahead before we begin.
- 01
An introduction.
Around sixty questions about you, your home, and the kind of partnership you're looking for. About 30 minutes if you go straight through. Most people don't, and that's fine. Save where you are and come back tomorrow, or next week. We remember. When you have finished, you can book your in-home visit online. Right away.
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An in-home visit.
The visit happens at your home. Our Director of Intake comes prepared to answer your questions. We walk through your home together. We talk about your daily life and what brings you to this work. Together we start to see who might fit well in your home.
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Your profile.
Your profile is how someone first meets you. We build it from what you share. Photos of you, of your home, of the life inside it. A narrative written in your voice. You see it before anyone else does, and we change whatever does not feel right.
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Introductions.
Karuna brings you together with people you might support. They come with the people who help them make important decisions: a guardian, a case manager, a family member, a trusted friend. Conversations happen in our offices, at a coffee shop, most often in your home. You both decide whether this feels right. Nothing is rushed.
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Placement and ongoing support.
When the match is right, you welcome the client into your home. The transition plan begins. It may be quick, it might take some time. It depends on what the client and you, the provider, need. You will meet your residential case manager, the person who will know your home from now on. You will meet others on the team including our training manager and agency nurse. The real partnership starts here.