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congregate housing

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noun

  1. a type of housing in which each individual or family has a private bedroom or living quarters but shares with other residents a common dining room, recreational room, or other facilities.

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Weiler said there are a couple of reasons for this decision, including the fact many students on the Pullman campus live in congregate housing, where a virus could more easily spread.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 23, 2022

Darling says congregate housing does not work because the vast majority of homeless people won’t move without a room of their own.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2022

About 120 people a month receive outpatient care, and 80 live in congregate housing at Avalon and Andover.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 12, 2022

Most farmers strongly encourage vaccinations for workers who live in congregate housing settings.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2021

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