MIAMI: Most Dutch cities are concerned about a threatening shortage in senior citizens’ housing. More than half of the municipalities fear that they will not have enough suitable housing in 2020. Four in ten municipalities already have a shortage, according to a study done by Ipso Facto and elderly organization ANBO.
The ANBO is concerned about the results of the study. “The government’s policy is to allow the elderly to live independently at home for as long as possible, and that is also the wish of many older people. But as things stand now, that is unattainable”, ANBO director Lianne den Haan said…..