Recycling CU Med Center's old hospital buildings along Colorado Blvd in Denver could be an expensive noisy bulldoze mess or it could solve major problems for thousands of PEOPLE.

Paula's proposal to renovate the brick and mortar buildings into permanent housing for people disabled by traumatic brain injuries and others with compatible intellectual disabilities could make more sense (cents) than incarcerating the mentally disabled with flimsy excuses that there are no "resources."

Consider that the old VA Hospital at Ninth and Clermont (immediately adjacent to CU Med Hospital) will be abandoned to the City of Denver in 2017, and that the entire complex sits adjacent to Rose Medical Center, this campus could serve potentially 1,000 people with accurate caregiving, support groups, voc rehab, volunteer projects, sheltered workshops, social and recreational events, personal security, private backyards, group outings and a truly protective, therapeutic environment.

Prison offers none of those, but still costs $30K per person per year. Or more for the disabled. Prison does not reform or result in the inmate exiting with skills adequate to face society. Particularly if the inmate is disabled in the first place.

As Baby Boomers retire at a phenomenal rate, and Denver continues wringing its hands over solving the homeless crisis, it seems like a truly disgusting waste to watch 17 year old buildings being slated for bulldozing. One building was built in 2005, so it is less than 10 years old.

Paula discusses the history of this concept over years of discussions, while disabled people continued having great difficulty finding a place to live.