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Riverview Housing Coalition warns closures at small adult care homes could cut dozens of recovery beds
Summary
A volunteer-led coalition told the Buncombe County HHS board that 13 small operators run 46 adult residential living facilities serving nearly 400 residents and that recent financial pressures and Medicaid uncertainty risk closures; the coalition has secured a new operator for Riverview and is seeking funds to shore up other homes.
Chris Frink, a community volunteer with the Riverview Housing Coalition, told the Buncombe County Department of Health and Human Services board that a cluster of small adult care homes is at financial risk and that losing those facilities would remove housing and recovery supports for vulnerable residents.
"The closing of Riverview is really the tip of the iceberg," Frink said, describing a county picture where 13 small businesses operate 46 residential living facilities that together house just under 400 residents. He said many of those residents are people in sustained…
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