Rising housing costs put older Rhode Islanders’ health at risk

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And like a growing population of older Americans, rents for a safer place to live in Rhode Island were out of reach. Her husband managed an auto parts store; she worked as a senior credit analyst for a health care company. At PACE Rhode Island, which serves nearly 500 people, about 10 to 15 participants each month become homeless or at risk of homelessness, a rare situation five or six years ago, CEO Joan Kwiatkowski said. And as affordable rental apartments in Rhode Island are increasingly scarce, PACE is looking to buy property to convert into senior housing. Since PACE Rhode Island is a nonprofit, they don’t pay property taxes.