DALLAS: A 44-unit housing development will provide new independent-living opportunities for seniors as well as residents who are quadriplegics in Gresham, Ore.
Station 162 is believed to be the nation’s first development to combine housing for the two populations, according to the developer and service provider Quadriplegics United Against Dependency Inc. (QUAD) of Portland, Ore.
“We hope Station 162 will be a national model, combining affordable, accessible housing with in-house and community-based supportive services that promote aging in place. It will truly promote a workable, affordable model that can be replicated to serve the needs of disabled tenants as well as a growing number of aging Baby Boomers who want and deserve a new alternative to traditional care settings,” said Greg Gortmaker, executive director of QUAD……