[Vinylly]

We had a discussion at our church about affordable senior housing. It’s a real problem in Seattle as well with several thousand waiting to get into any senior housing. It’s going to get a lot worse.

[Buckeye McFrog]

In Pittsburgh the Catholic Church has been getting out of the school business, and those old schools have been getting renovated into senior housing. Some of them quite nice.

[sheana]

Same where I live. We have very little senior housing and a lot of what is here is in a part of town that you absolutely would not want to live in. We have 1 huge complex that is so so but their waiting list is 5 yrs. That is what we were told after my dad passed and we tried to get my mom in there.

[grania]

I've given it a lot of thought. Over-55 retirement villages can be quite a scam, with mortgages plus condo fees and improvement levies. Besides that, many are built so that one needs a car, and no one can be sure how long their driving skills will last. Many of them have good amenities, others over build and they become inadequate. Extreme climate and weather events, declining areas, and no easy access to shopping, entertainment, doctors, public transportation etc have made some areas that used to be fine much less so.

Most people I know have found a good situation for themselves, but it takes effort to do so. For many, the solution is to do nothing, and stay put with their familiar neighborbood, and vacationing when they get the urge.

[Vermont Lt]

Yeah, 21 years ago our family had a discussion about senior housing. We asked our mother to live with us.

What the hell is wrong with multi generational households. Oh yeah, I forgot, old people are icky.

[roadcat]

It’s a real problem in Seattle as well with several thousand waiting to get into any senior housing. It’s going to get a lot worse.

Much worse. Seattle just raised the minimum wage to $15/hour. A big part of the costs in senior housing is labor. Costs will be passed on to whoever is paying to be a resident.