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COUNCIL ON AGING - ORANGE COUNTY

If you think you need home care, talk to your family
to see if they can help with your care or help arrange for
other care providers. There are also some home health
care agencies that can help with nursing or attendant
care in your home.
Medicare only pays for home care if you meet certain
conditions. To learn more, view the booklet Medicare
and Home Health Care on Medicare.gov. You can also
call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227). TTY users
should call 1-877-486-2048.

Subsidized Senior Housing
There are Federal and state programs that help pay
for housing for some older people with low to moderate incomes. Some of these housing programs also offer
help with meals and other activities like housekeeping,
shopping, and doing the laundry. Residents usually live
in their own apartments in the complex. Rent payments
are usually a percentage of your income (a sliding scale).
Waiting lists for these are often common.
Board and Care Homes
Board and care homes are group living arrangements
designed to meet the needs of people who can't live independently but don't need nursing home services. Most
board and care homes provide help with some of the
activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, and
using the bathroom.
Board and care homes are sometimes called "group

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HOUSING

Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
If you or a loved one owns a single-family home, adding an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) to an existing
home may help you keep your independence. An ADU,
sometimes called an "in-law apartment," an "accessory
apartment," or a "second unit," is a second living space
within a home or on a lot. It has a separate living and
sleeping area, a place to cook, and a bathroom.
Space such as an upper floor, basement, attic, or
space over a garage may be turned into an ADU. Family members might be interested in living in an ADU in
your home, or, you may want to build a separate living
space at your family member's home.

Check with your local zoning office to be sure ADUs
are allowed in your area, and if there are special rules.
The cost for an ADU can vary widely depending on how
big it is and how much it costs for building materials
and workers.


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