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Sen. Ossoff Working to Increase Affordable Housing Supply for Camden County Seniors

Date: March 31, 2022
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Senior Citizens Housing and Property

U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working to help seniors in Camden County find affordable housing.

In a U.S. Senate Banking Committee hearing today, Sen. Ossoff raised concerns about the quality of senior housing in Camden County, Ga.

Last summer, the only assisted living facility that accepts Medicaid patients in Camden County closed, giving residents just 30 daysThis is an external link
to find a new place to live.

"I frequently hear from constituents that when seniors can find affordable housing, that the difficulties that operators of, in particular, senior-oriented and assisted living facilities face in sustaining their business models can pose dire challenges for seniors seeking housing," Sen. Ossoff said in the hearing. "The only assisted living facility that accepts Medicaid patients in Camden County, Georgia, closed last summer, giving residents just 30 days to find a new place to live."

Dr. Jennifer Molinsky, Project Director at Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies, and Shannon Guzman, Senior Policy Advisor at the AARP Public Policy Institute, cited the importance of finding housing options that work for seniors, regardless of their health circumstances.


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