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Living conditions at the King George home are very sparse. Residents have a metal cot with a thin mattress and little else. It is rare for the elderly in sub-Saharan Africa to live in group homes, but most of the residents at King George's lost their children during the civil war and are left alone and without a family or community to care for them.

Living conditions at the King George home are very sparse. Residents have a metal cot with a thin mattress and little else. It is rare for the elderly in sub-Saharan Africa to live in group homes, but most of the residents at King George's lost their children during the civil war and are left alone and without a family or community to care for them.