VitalCare was founded in 2016 with a simple but ambitious idea: high-quality care should be accessible regardless of funding source.
From the beginning, we have focused on serving people participating in Medicaid and Medicaid waiver programs, including children and adults with complex medical, developmental, behavioral health, and support needs. Over time, VitalCare has grown into a multidisciplinary organization offering home care, behavioral health respite, counseling, and professional therapeutic services throughout Colorado.
August 2016
VitalCare is Founded
Matt Dolph founded VitalCare in August 2016 with a commitment to providing high-quality, dependable care to people who often face significant barriers to finding consistent services.
2017
Home Care & Behavioral Health Resite
VitalCare received its Class B Home Care Agency license in June 2017 and began providing in-home personal care, homemaker, and respite services. We also began providing In-Home Support Services (IHSS).
Around the same time, VitalCare launched its Behavioral Health Respite program to support families of children and adolescents with significant behavioral health needs.
2018
Expanded Services to people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)
In October 2018, VitalCare became a Program Approved Service Agency (PASA), expanding our ability to serve children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
2019
Expanded Pediatric Services
As we worked with more children with complex medical and developmental needs, we intentionally added leaders with pediatric expertise. That experience helped shape our expansion into massage therapy, music therapy, and counseling—giving clients and families access to a broader range of coordinated services through one organization.
2020–2022
Responding and Growing Through COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic challenged us to find new ways to meet the needs of our communities. Our essential home-based providers continued serving clients while demand for mental health services grew dramatically.
During this period, VitalCare launched its Counseling Internship Program, expanded its counseling practice, and added therapy space to increase access to behavioral health services.
2023–2024
Expanding Behavioral Health Access
In 2023, VitalCare received grant funding to expand Behavioral Health Respite. In 2024, direct Medicaid contracts with Colorado Access and Colorado Community Health Alliance further expanded access to these services for Colorado families in 2023, VitalCare received grant funding to expand Behavioral Health Respite. In 2024, direct Medicaid contracts with Colorado Access and Colorado Community Health Alliance further expanded access to these services for Colorado families.
2025
Investing in Our Clinicians
VitalCare became an approved National Health Service Corps site in 2025. That August, one of our counselors became an NHSC Loan Repayment Program recipient—an important milestone in our efforts to recruit and retain clinicians committed to serving our communities.
That year also brought significant changes to Colorado’s Medicaid waiver system. Our Home Care team worked closely with clients and families to navigate those changes while continuing to welcome and support new families.
2026
Strengthening Our Behavioral Health Safety Net
In 2026, VitalCare’s Counseling practice achieved two significant milestones: Behavioral Health Entity licensure and designation as an Essential Safety Net Provider.
These achievements reflect our continued commitment to accessible, high-quality behavioral health care and to the Colorado communities we serve.
Today
Where We Are Today
VitalCare has grown considerably since 2016, but the purpose behind our work has remained consistent: help people access the care and support they need to live safely, fully, and as independently as possible in their communities.
Every milestone in our history represents people—clients who trusted us with their care, families who invited us into their lives, employees who brought their expertise and compassion to the work, and community partners who helped us expand access to services.
We are proud of how far VitalCare has come—and committed to continuing to evolve alongside the people and communities we serve.
