Quick Read: Near Melrose, a National Healthcare Predicament Plays Out

On a quiet block, a developer wanted to tear down a small 1920s house and build an 11-bed board and care home for people with dementia. Then "the outcry began." Neighborhood reaction was divided between people worried about parking or ambulance sirens and those who argue for aging with dignity, in a home-like environment.

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• Source: Latimes

Just off the trendy Melrose strip, on the western edge of Hollywood, is a refuge of tree-lined streets where neighbors greet each other by name and young couples start families and stick around into their golden years.

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