Eligibility: An applicant shall be an eligible veteran, spouse, or the surviving spouse of an eligible veteran. Housing will also be available for "eligible seniors". An Eligible veteran is defined as an individual who has served in the Armed Forces of the United States or the Pennsylvania Military Forces and was discharged under honorable conditions, "senior" also known as elderly persons or simply as seniors. Categorically, a senior citizen is a social demographic based on age. Someone who is 35, for example, cannot be a senior. Being a senior citizen typically means that a person is at the age at which they retire from work. They are transitioned from a working adult to a retiree. The Cheddar House also welcomes homeless Adults An individual with no permanent living arrangement, no fixed place of residence, is considered homeless or transient. Someone who is transient is neither a member of a household nor a resident of an institution.
A resident of The Cheddar House shall be required to make monthly payments against, utilities, rent/ mortgages any added amenities, and also, maintenance fees if residents damage any property liability following the resident's ability to pay. Admissions will be on a first-come, first-served basis. The Cheddar House excepts all inquiries, after proceeding through a detailed screening process to determine rather a possible resident is a good fit or not. Someone from our team will get back to you with any possible availability. All eligible residents must have some sort of government assistance funding available through SSI, SSDI, veteran assistance funding, retirement, etc. The Cheddar House also except reliable seniors, veterans, and homeless with paid jobs. Eligible residents must have a social worker or payee in place, The Cheddar House play as some of our current resident's payee for those who don't have a close relative or friend they trust.
The following are not eligible for admission:
A resident of The Cheddar House shall be required to make monthly payments against, utilities, rent/ mortgages any added amenities, and also, maintenance fees if residents damage any property liability following the resident's ability to pay. Admissions will be on a first-come, first-served basis. The Cheddar House excepts all inquiries, after proceeding through a detailed screening process to determine rather a possible resident is a good fit or not. Someone from our team will get back to you with any possible availability. All eligible residents must have some sort of government assistance funding available through SSI, SSDI, veteran assistance funding, retirement, etc. The Cheddar House also except reliable seniors, veterans, and homeless with paid jobs. Eligible residents must have a social worker or payee in place, The Cheddar House play as some of our current resident's payee for those who don't have a close relative or friend they trust.
The following are not eligible for admission:
- An applicant whose condition requires mental health care or custody.
- An applicant whose behavior creates a reasonable threat to the health, safety or welfare of himself/herself or to others. This exclusion applies to an applicant who is taking medication to control behavior where in the absence of the medication, the applicant's behavior would reasonably be expected to create a potential threat to the health, safety or welfare of himself/herself or others.
- An applicant whose condition requires treatment or level of treatment not available at the home, except under circumstances where alternative sources of treatment are reasonably available in the immediate vicinity of the home.
- An applicant with a history of alcoholism or drug abuse whose history indicates that the applicant may not be responsive to treatment or may not accept or participate in available treatment programs.
- An applicant with a contagious disease.
- An applicant who was convicted of a felony, unless the applicant has demonstrated good character and behavior and has no convictions of crimes or offenses for at least five years subsequent to incarceration.