Representatives of Jewish federations testified before a U.S. Senate subcommittee in favor of a type of senior community. “Developing solutions to enable seniors to remain living at home in dignity for as long as is safely possible is a priority of the Jewish community,” William Daroff, the United Jewish Communities’ vice president for public policy and director of the UJC Washington office, said Tuesday at a meeting of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee’s Subcommittee on Retirement, Security and Aging.
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