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language, all towards the goal of assisting seniors in their place in the community. we are also mindful that this is not a great expanse for the budget year in san francisco. looking for programs that appear to be effective at no great cost. we have provided some options here. preparing cost estimates based on the assumptions about the interest and use in the program. details are provided in the report on the assumption that we used to come up with cost. the first option was to go back to one of the programs i mentioned in the beginning where whole modification services were provide...

and the limitations, it is not always an easy them there are high costs associated with it. it is an appealing concept. it of requires acquisition of a large site to construct rehab facilities so that there are a number of housing units in them, between 20 and 45 seems to be the minimum number. shared facilities, there is also separate housing where seniors can have their own place and have a community space as well as some shared experiences, like cooking and eating together on occasion. one of the local programs, the swan market by an oakland, is an old supermarket that has been co...

and meals provided. it is an option, somewhat of a limited option. there are no plans for expansion or growth from the experts that we talked to. there are 6850 right now. it does not provide a high number of options for the senior population. finally, by the way, in our report you have a lot more information on the things i have discussed. i wanted to give some of the highlights this morning. what we did with all of this, then, is prepare some legislative options for the programs that seem to be effective elsewhere. what we might have here could be expanded nonprofit. considering th...

preparing cost estimates based on the assumptions about the interest and use in the program. details are provided in the report on the assumption that we used to come up with cost. the first option was to go back to one of the programs i mentioned in the beginning where whole modification services were provided at a low cost to seniors. cut back since 2008 and 2009, the department of health providing direct services. >> [inaudible] >> i think it was the department of public health. i would have to check on that. recognized as reinstating the level of funding from 2008 and 2009. estim...

some sort of service for the rent. a program that sounds appealing. it has been implemented in a number, including here in san francisco. but it was run by the northern california presbyterian home services. privately funded by interviewing others what we came across over and over was difficulty in implementing programs as it was a costly process to try to facilitate compatible roommates getting them together in a way that they agree is beneficial to both of them. it takes a lot of legwork to make that happen and the payoff is not always great. the experience can often be difficult. ...