Riverside Place Officially Opens In Vanderhoof

Friday, May 23, 2008 03:55 AM

Vanderhoof, B.C. - Seniors in Vanderhoof now have access to more affordable housing options with the opening of Riverside Place, a $4.1-million, 32-unit development offering assisted living apartments and the first Seniors' Supportive Housing program apartments to open in the North.

Riverside Place provides 14 units of assisted living, 12 units of Seniors' Supportive Housing and six units of provincially subsidized housing that are not part of either housing program. The tenants of those six units receive rent subsidies based on their income.

The development is a result of a partnership between the federal and provincial governments..

All of the Seniors' Supportive Housing units are bachelor suites while 12 of the assisted living units are one-bedroom suites and two are two-bedroom suites.

Assisted living tenants pay 70 per cent of their after-tax income for their units and services, which include meals, weekly housekeeping and linen services, 24-hour response, personal care services, and social and recreational opportunities.

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