McKnight’s Senior Living April 25, 2024
In today’s challenging economic environment, low-cost assisted living communities serving older adults are few and far between.
The waitlist for an independent living apartment at our senior living community, Culpepper Garden, currently is more than two years long. The waitlist for our assisted living wing is even longer.
As we mark National Fair Housing Month, we must recognize the growing number of older Americans without a roof over their heads — millions of them forced to live on very low incomes, unable to afford housing, food and medical care. As it stands, the United States is the only developed economy not to have a dedicated safety net to help at-risk older adults access long-term housing and care.
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