PUEBLO, Colo. (KOAA) — Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Pueblo now have access to the city’s first sensory room designed specifically for them, a resource caregivers say has been missing for decades.

Colorado Alternative Residential Enterprises , or C.A.R.E. Inc., was founded in 1993 to keep adults with higher needs out of nursing homes, officially opened its expanded day program in downtown Pueblo.

The new space includes Pueblo’s only adult-focused sensory room and is the only day program in the region led by a Certified Recreational Therapist.

“This is Pueblo’s only sensory room designed specifically for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities,” said Executive Director Jenna Wolf. “We’re filling a critical service gap for adults with disabili

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