POWAY, CA—The number of adults with developmental disabilities is increasing at amuch greater rate than the general population, accelerating thedemand for housing that serves this segment's needs, Villa de Vida's executive directorHunter Christian tells GlobeSt.com. MercyHousing's 54-unit residential project foradults with developmental disabilities is scheduled to break groundmid-year in Poway, a city in Northern San Diego County, and it istargeted to be completed as early as winter of 2019.
With a majority of special needs adults currently under the careof aging parents, Villa de Vida was founded in response to thegrowing demand for permanent supportive housing. TheCenters for Disease Control and Preventionestimates 1 in 68 children in the US are diagnosed with autism; thequestion looms of what happens to these children when they reachadulthood and when their parents can no longer care for them.
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Carrie Rossenfeld
Carrie Rossenfeld is a reporter for the San Diego and Orange County markets on GlobeSt.com and a contributor to Real Estate Forum. She was a trade-magazine and newsletter editor in New York City before moving to Southern California to become a freelance writer and editor for magazines, books and websites. Rossenfeld has written extensively on topics including commercial real estate, running a medical practice, intellectual-property licensing and giftware. She has edited books about profiting from real estate and has ghostwritten a book about starting a home-based business.
