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<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> <strong>Housing</strong> and <strong>Services</strong> <strong>Systems</strong> Integration Plan—Appendices A-47<br />

GOALS & DESCRIPTIONS<br />

Short- and long-term housing<br />

combined with services designed to<br />

assist people whose health makes<br />

independent living impossible<br />

Best where there is a large<br />

concentration <strong>of</strong> PLWHA who require<br />

higher-end care<br />

ASSISTANCE TYPES &<br />

HOPWA–ELIGIBLE USES<br />

Specialized Care Facilities<br />

- Can fund acquisition,<br />

rehab, etc.<br />

- Can fund facility operations<br />

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES<br />

- Can provide a high level <strong>of</strong><br />

care for people whose medical<br />

or behavioral health does not<br />

allow them to live<br />

independently, as an alternative<br />

to hospitalization<br />

- Very expensive, due to skilled<br />

staffing needs<br />

- Consumers living longer prefer not<br />

to live in specialized care facilities<br />

- Only possible in areas with a large<br />

concentration <strong>of</strong> PLWHA

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