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Extended-Stay Hotels, a Growing Option for Poor Families, Can Lead to Health Problems for Kids

KFF Health News

The children, Deas said, often have been exposed to violence on hotel properties, exhibit aggression or anxiety from living in a crowded single room, and face food insecurity because some hotel rooms don’t have kitchens. ” Roaches and spiders live in rooms and breezeways, according to state health inspection reports.

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Extended-stay hotels offer relief from homelessness, but can lead to health problems for kids

HEALTHBEAT

The children, Deas said, often have been exposed to violence on hotel properties, exhibit aggression or anxiety from living in a crowded single room, and face food insecurity because some hotel rooms don’t have kitchens. In August, DeKalb County’s code enforcement division said the hotel had “not maintained minimum life safety standards.”

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