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Finding housing in Juneau is hard. It can be even harder for seniors who want to stay in Juneau but need a bit more care.

Due to a shortage of assisted living homes, some of Southeast Alaska’s aging residents can’t stay in their home communities.

Officials of a nationwide non-profit housing operator are looking at Juneau as a possible site for an assisted living center. But it’s just the beginning of the process of finding the right provider for the capital city. Two Retirement Housing Foundation executives visited last week to meet with a task force dedicated to building a…