A new home for disabled

The Mary Marshall Assisted Living Residence in Arlington is part of Virginia’s effort to move the disabled out of large institutions and into smaller, community-based residences. Its operators say it is unique in that all of its residents, who have intellectual disabilities or mental illnesses, are 55 or older.

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Robert Woosley gives his lunch order to Sue Morgan, resident care coordinator at the Mary Marshall Assisted Living Residence in Arlington. Each floor has a small lounge area with a fireplace, and there's a pantry and small kitchen for those who want to prepare a meal or a snack, a laundry room, an exercise area and computer workstations.

John McDonnell / THE WASHINGTON POST

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