🏡 AARP Calls for More Housing for Older Americans (AARP Article/advocacy)

[Winter2025VA]

FROM THE ARTICLE.

More Safe, Affordable Housing Needed for Older Americans, AARP Tells Congress.

More than 70 percent of adults want to stay in their communities as they age.

By Molly Snow, AARP.

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Published August 18, 2025.

As older adults on fixed incomes contend with a nationwide housing shortage, many are finding it difficult to afford and maintain homes that also meet their needs as they age.

Outdated zoning laws, high prices and red tape limit the availability of diverse housing options, like duplexes and multifamily housing, that can be constructed to support older adults who want less space to maintain and cheaper prices.

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https://www.aarp.org/advocacy/protect-accessible-affordable-housing.html

[Winter2025VA]

The way I look at housing at age 67 = DOWNSIZE if you CANNOT afford where you are living. Yes, this may mean "giving up" your home/condo/townhouse to move into an apartment.

As far as SAFETY, gone are the days NEIGHBORS LOOKED OUT FOR NEIGHBORS. I do miss that, but had to "accept" I am on my own & will need to "pay attention" to my surroundings. We cannot exist BEHIND closed blinds & wish crime away. You have to REPORT it.

Anyway, be safe all.