The Department owns and operates three Regional Centers (RCs) located in Wheat Ridge,
Pueblo, and Grand Junction that offer ICF/IDD and/or HCBS waiver services to approximately
200-250 individuals. The Regional Centers provide 24-hour residential services, medical care,
behavioral services and support for daily living to Medicaid-eligible adults with intellectual and
developmental disabilities. Housing and treatment is provided in approximately forty (40) group
homes located in Pueblo, Wheat Ridge, and Grand Junction.
Group Homes - located throughout the State, there are eleven (11) located in Pueblo
West, nineteen (19) scattered throughout the Denver Metro area including the Kipling
Village enclave, and eleven (11) in the Grand Junction region.
These group homes were designed and constructed as residential units for individuals with
developmental disabilities in the early 1980's. Since then, the complexity and acuity of the
population residing in these homes has greatly increased and the group homes sustain higher
degrees of abuse and wear while the bathrooms have not been updated.
The Regional Centers in Colorado are dedicated to improving the quality of life, safety, and
independence for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities by offering them the
necessary support needed to promote the personal values of individual growth, participation,
contribution and community integration. The facilities have unique needs based on their
demography; but face challenges due to a lack of funding. The acuity of individuals has increased,
and the programmatic needs have expanded for persons with intellectual and developmental
disabilities served by the Regional Centers since the RC's and the group homes were built. Scope of Services
This project is for necessary improvements to the "front of house" bathrooms in 28 group homes
that were built in the early 1980s. This request will improve the residents' quality of life and
address safety issues within the existing bathrooms. The front of house bathrooms have seen
continuous wear and tear and need to be updated to include current ADA standards such as grab
bars. These bathrooms also require new bathtubs as they are undersized and not appropriate for
the residents and their physical needs. These bathtubs are used for pain control and
calming/mental health along with basic hygiene. The floors and walls in these bathrooms have
seen continuous use and are beginning to deteriorate and may require structural modifications
especially for a new larger tub.
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