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HOUSING NEEDS <br />Housing and Services <br />The City of Santa Ana permits a wide range of senior housing to allow residents <br />to stay within the community. These include age- restricted apartments, mobile <br />homes, and continuing care facilities: <br />■ Age- Restricted Apartments. As shown in Chapter 4, the City of Santa Ana has <br />publicly subsidized affordable apartment projects, providing approximately 944 <br />units of housing for lower income seniors. <br />■ Residential Care Facilities. These Residential Elderly State licensed facilities <br />provide care, supervision, and assistance with activities of daily living for persons <br />60 years of age and over. The City has 356 beds in facilities that are often called <br />assisted living facilities, retirement homes, and board - and -care homes. <br />■ Senior -Only Mobile homes. An internet survey of mobile home parks in Santa <br />Ana and phone call survey revealed that seven parks were age - restricted to person <br />over 55 years. These parks provide 1,114 units restricted for seniors. <br />■ Continuing Care Facilities. The City is home to a large continuing care facility, <br />Town and Country Manor, which provides 240 beds in a variety of settings. They <br />are proposing the addition of independent apartments. <br />Whereas the focus is often on providing housing, support services are essential to <br />help seniors live as independently as possible without having to move. Services <br />can include transportation, health care, home maintenance assistance, low -cost <br />loans or grants to rehabilitate homes, referral services, and many other services <br />that can improve the lives of our seniors. Orange County's Office on Aging is the <br />lead advocate for addressing the needs of seniors in the county. <br />Santa Ana operates two community centers exclusively for seniors, out of which <br />recreational, social, health, education, and other programs are administered. <br />Seniors also have access to low -cost public transportation and services. These are <br />just some of the many services provided by the City and other public agencies. <br />Table A -4 summarizes senior housing options in Santa Ana. <br />Table A -4 <br />Santa Ana Senior Housing Options <br />Type of Housing <br />Number of <br />Facilities <br />Capacity <br />(beds or units) <br />Senior Apartments <br />6 <br />944 units <br />Senior Mobile Homes <br />7 <br />1,114 units <br />Continuing Care Facility <br />1 <br />184 beds <br />Residential Care Facility for the Elderly <br />15 <br />356 beds <br />Total <br />29 <br />2,58units <br />540 beds <br />Source: California Department of Social Services, 2013; City of Santa Ana 2010 -2015 Consolidated Plan. <br />J�A <br />A -22 CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT <br />