Whereas, It is essential that elderly adults of Michigan be able to find suitable and appropriate housing for their special needs; and,

Whereas, The need for housing for older residents will grow as the elderly population grows; and,

Whereas, Locating appropriate housing is a time-consuming and difficult process; and,

Whereas, May is “Older Adults Month”; and,

Whereas, Information is power and the better informed our older citizens are about a wide range of housing choices the better their decisions about where to live will be; and,

Whereas, Senior Housing Awareness Week is an opportunity to raise awareness in Michigan of appropriate and affordable housing for our older citizens; and now therefore be it,

Resolved, That I, Jennifer M. Granholm, Governor of the State of Michigan, do hereby proclaim the week of May 14, 2005, as Senior Housing Awareness Week in Michigan.