Housing + Medical Settings

There are no exceptions to federal, state, or local fair housing laws for housing that are combined with medical services such as adult foster homes, nursing homes, assisted living, continuing care retirement communities, etc. While state-santioned levels of care and medical responsibilities complicate the sinerio considerably when compared to other kind of housing, it is absolutely essential that long term care (LTC) providers familiarize themselves with their fair housing responsibilities as well.

Below are a few resources related to this topic. In addition, we also offer a "Fair Housing Basics" class just for LTC facilities, companies, and trade associations. Please contact dhess@FHCO.org for more information.

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Misc. Resources:

Why Does the Business Manager Need My Complete Medical History
www.FHCO.org/pdfs/ltc_why_does_bus_mgr_need_med_history.pdf
NOTE: This article is a concise but eye-opening examination of housing discrimination in the LTC community authored by two experts of opposing views. The summation of their thoughts should be highly instructive to LTC facilities and companies.

Fair Housing Rights of Seniors with Disabilities: What Seniors and Their Families need to Know
www.FHCO.org/pdfs/ltc_fh_rts_of_seniors.pdf

For the Rest of Their Lives: Seniors and the Fair Housing Act
www.FHCO.org/pdfs/ltc_rest_of_their_lives.pdf

Preserving elders’ housing rights: Elderly people who have suffered discrimination are increasingly turning to federal law to secure greater housing opportunities and protect their rights
www.FHCO.org/pdfs/ltc_preserving_elders_housing.pdf

Seniors: Protecting Your Housing Rights
www.FHCO.org/pdfs/ltc_protect_hs_rts.pdf

The Illegality of “Independent Living” Requirements in Rental Housing, Assisted Living Centers and Continuing Care Retirement Communities
www.FHCO.org/pdfs/ltc_illegality_of_indep_living_reqs.pdf

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Video Resources:

The following videos feature Michael Allen of the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, a foremost expert on the nexus between fair housing law and disability as a federally protected class. Portions of each video speak to housing + medical settings.

Fair Housing and Disabilities Watch in: Arabic Russian Spanish

Fair Housing and Seniors Watch in: Arabic Russian Spanish

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