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The Assisted Living Conditions Of The Almshouses During The 1900s

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Both Nursing homes and assisted living quarters were established because of a similar problem. This problem arose due to poorhouses and their institutionalized living. Back in the early 1820s, poorhouses were residential institutions to which a person would reside if they could not financially support themselves,if they had an illness, or even if they were found guilty of imploring in a public area. These poor houses created many horrors for the residents such as the Almshouses, famously known for being “reform” for the people who were not the model citizen. During the 1900s the Almshouses changed letting in more with illnesses(mental and physical) , the Elderly and a large amount of inmates. Many people feared the poorhouses were the last
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