Lutheran Senior Services / Diakon agreement forms one of largest US nonprofit LTC organizations … CMS releases Medicare, Medicaid enrollment figures … CMS issues new guidance, other resources related...
Affordable senior housing operators may be penalized due to confusion over Paycheck Protection Act program...
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 14, 2020
Confusion over whether not-for-profit affordable seniors housing providers are eligible for loans through the federal Paycheck Protection Program has providers in danger of either being penalized if they...
Senior living professionals lend insights as HUD plans tour to call attention to affordable housing need
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 28, 2020
LeadingAge and the country’s largest not-for-profit provider of affordable housing for older adults said Monday that they are looking forward to contributing as the Department of Housing and Urban Development...
HUD proposal would weaken efforts to reduce discrimination, fair housing advocates say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 08, 2020
A proposed rule issued Tuesday by the Department of Housing and Urban Development would significantly weaken efforts to reduce discrimination and segregation in the United States, according to fair housing...
Seniors among those who would benefit from ‘Green New Deal’ for affordable housing, group says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 21, 2019
Older adults would be some of the beneficiaries of the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), according to the president...
HUD changes make 2,800 senior housing properties eligible for additional capital
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 06, 2019
Approximately 120,000 units across 2,800 affordable senior housing properties now will be eligible to participate in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Rental Assistance Demonstration...
Maximize affordable housing funding, senior living operators tell Congress
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 19, 2019
Several senior living operators and groups serving them are among the 3,574 organizations that sent a letter to Senate and House of Representatives Appropriations Committee leaders urging them to “ensure...
A new report from the Administration on Aging puts some numbers behind trends related to the increasing population of U.S. older adults and suggests opportunities for providers of seniors housing and care.
Budget could cut $42 million for affordable senior housing, service coordinators
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 14, 2017
Rental assistance for more than 23,000 older adult households and funding for 360 service coordinators in affordable senior housing would be eliminated if $42 million in budget cuts reportedly being considered...
Low-income housing does not affect nearby home values: research
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 07, 2016
Proponents of affordable housing can point others to recently published research compiled by online residential real estate site Trulia.