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I'm not talking about assisted living. I'm wanting the kind where you must be 62 or older and earn less than $26,000. Sort of like Section 8 for old fogies without the kids and trash.
Every search I do brings up a plethora of varying types of care OR are the very expensive ones that cost more than I make in 1 month. I feel like I'm running in circles.
It seems like the ones I have found, which are few and far between, are very small, such as 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, total of 800 sq feet.
If anyone knows of a search tool for what I'm wanting, I would be eternally grateful if you'd share.
Wait a minute here. You want me (through my tax dollars) to subsidize your living arrangements but you also want to be picky about the size? What's wrong with two bedrooms and two baths? What's wrong with 800 square feet (although I admit it's hardly palatial)? There is something wrong with this picture. No one subsidizes my living arrangements (nor would I want anyone to) - I had to choose something I can afford.
But you're welcome to search. A year or two ago there was a poster with the user name SelflessGene who started a thread in which he was looking for subsidized senior housing. Unfortunately the gentleman is now "Not a Memeber". But the thread went into excruciating detail about his search, and I think it may be helpful to you, but I don't remember the thread title. It's tedious to look through old thread titles, but it was here in the Retirement Forum. Good luck.
If anyone knows of a search tool for what I'm wanting, I would be eternally grateful if you'd share.
Forget Google. I did a metasearch on Dogpile Web Search using keywords susidized senior housing Colorado (random choice of location) and got some hits. You'll need to enter a specific location to get decent results.
Examples. Please note that they did not all appear on Google.
One person is allowed one bedroom. A married couple usually has to fit into a one bedroom apartment too. They are about 400 square feet and there is no laundry in the building. Small bedroom, tiny kitchenette, tiny living room. Just big enough to exist in.
They aren't advertised because they're non profit. That's in my part of the country though, things may be better elsewhere. Check the individual towns by phone--ask what each town has. It's time consuming but you could possibly find something that is part public housing and part private--or even a regular apartment building that is required to rent to a few low income seniors. It won't be online. It's not advertised. You have to get the phone number for each town and call and talk to someone in the town hall.
There are many low-income housing for independent seniors, I have found hundreds of them in the state of CA and WA, many of them in very desirable areas and none of them is Section 8. There are about a dozen posts with detailed info sharing what I learned about this subject in several threads on this forum. If CA or WA is your target geography, you could find those posts easily with a simple search. However, it sounds to me your requirement for comfortable living space is much higher than most builders thought seniors would need in their downsized residences. Low-income housing and large space are not mutually inclusive.
In addition, I am certain that one person cannot qualify for two-bedroom apartments in any senior housing.
They are like Section 8 only in that they are federally subsidized.
Yes, 1 person qualifies for a 2-bedroom.
Most of the units I've looked at that are 2 bedroom are in the 700-800 sq ft range. I found one that is 900 sq ft and has a separate laundry room with full sized w/d.
And Escort Rider, I am totally against entitlement teet suckers, too. Unfortunately, my 2200 sq foot house, along with 3 car garage and workshop, and 2-1/2 acres of mature trees, was totally destroyed in a wildfire. Hope it never happens to you, but if it does, maybe you, too, will qualify for some kind of assistance. Believe me, I've earned subsidized senior housing. I fully supported myself for the last 50 years and paid enough tax for both of us.
Again, thanks for the tips. I'll search for SelflessGene.
And Escort Rider, I am totally against entitlement teet suckers, too. Unfortunately, my 2200 sq foot house, along with 3 car garage and workshop, and 2-1/2 acres of mature trees, was totally destroyed in a wildfire. Hope it never happens to you, but if it does, maybe you, too, will qualify for some kind of assistance. Believe me, I've earned subsidized senior housing. I fully supported myself for the last 50 years and paid enough tax for both of us.
Again, thanks for the tips. I'll search for SelflessGene.
I am truly sorry for what you have been through, and I realize that I was too quick to pull the trigger without knowing all the facts in your particular case. Given the circumstances, I especially appreciate your mild and understanding response to me. Things are sometimes not what they appear to be at first glance.
My mother and 3 of her 4 sisters lived in a Senior Citizen building in Livonia, MI. My two sisters did, also. Thank God for this building. It is based on income. I understand that federally funded senior living is for seniors, however, I believe something like 10% of apartments must be available for those younger but low income. My SIL lives in a "normal" 55+ mobile home community in Florida. Not federally funded, I don't believe (she is not low income), and she has told me the same 10% requirement is in effect there as well.
The only ones I've come across completely disallow kids. I don't know how many different kinds of senior housing there are; probably, several. The kind I've looked at and want are not called 'section 8'. The restrictions are you must be 62 or older and earn less than $25,something. I can't remember the exact amount; it's between $25,000 and $26,000.
The rent seems to run between $400 and $600/month, at least within the 3 states I've looked at. It seems the easiest way to find them is either word of mouth or luck out finding a management company that runs several in more than one state. All that I've seen are fairly new buildings, so I'm thinking this particular type might be a fairly new concept.
I"ve also looked at several that seem to be charity funded. They are mostly older buildings, usually limited to 1 bedroom, and run around 500 to 550 sq ft. Sadly, the rent is about the same as the new ones. They seem dark and dismal, and more like dorms. No contest, lol.
I found the thread by SelflessGene and have been reading through it, picking out links that might be useful.
Here's another one that's so new it isn't landscaped yet. The lady told me they just opened last October. I think she said the rent is $525 and $550, depending on if you have an end unit, with the end units being the more costly. They are all single story 4-plexes.
It seems like the ones I have found, which are few and far between, are very small, such as 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, total of 800 sq feet.
I wonder why a senior who is living alone needs any more space than this. Do you have 2200 sq ft of furniture? Would it be freeing to get rid of all that stuff and adopt a new furnishings style that gives a lighter, airy feeling to your home? Why isn't 2 bedrooms and 2 baths enough for one person? That is a luxury esp for anyone needing help in housing. I'm not being judgmental here, but I can't relate as I raised a large family in 1300 sq ft, happily.
Also, subsidized apartments for seniors rarely if ever have that amount of space, and I would imagine certainly not 2 baths.
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