Earlier this month I had the opportunity to visit different housing/residential options for the elder community of San Diego with two of my fellow peers. I would first like to state that acknowledging the disparities that lie between the different housing options left me in a state of awe. Upon arriving to the different location, we suspected that we would not be allowed into the facilities given that we were strangers, but to my surprise we were actually allowed to tour or at least walk around some of the facilities after introducing ourselves as UCSD students, one even allowing us to see the rooms. The first home, Potiker Family Senior Residence, was located in a location that had access to many amenities. There was a grocery store across the street, local eateries nearby, bus stops in the area, and even a garden out in the back. Upon arriving we were first surprised by the locked door and our need to use the intercom in order to go in, but we then later realized that this was a reoccurring theme within most homes. As we arrived at the second location: the Sarah Francis Hometel, I was immediately shocked by the difference in the homes just based off of the first appearance. This was the only residency in which we were given a full tour and able to look at the inside of the rooms. Upon walking around, I noticed that some doors had meaningful artifacts on the door, in which they expressed their individual character, while other doors had signs that explicitly stated to not spray bug spray in the room. As we continued along our retirement housing tour across San Diego, the distinctions became very clear and I came to further realize the significant lack of resource that were available to the Sarah Francis Hometel, such as a kitchen and the comfort that comes with a private bathroom.
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