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Sen. Ossoff Working to Increase Affordable Housing Supply for Metro Atlanta Seniors

Press Release

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

U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working to help seniors across metro Atlanta find affordable housing.

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

Last summer, residents of an assisted living facility in Acworth were given just three daysThis is an external link
to find a new place to live when the facility suddenly closed -- putting a large burden on families.

"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. "At one facility in Acworth, Georgia, seniors were given just three days' notice to vacate before the senior housing facility suddenly closed."

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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