HUD guidance clarifies importance of supportive services in affordable seniors housing
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 10, 2023
The federal government released new guidance on Thursday reinforcing the importance of supportive service programs for older adults living in subsidized affordable housing.
Service coordinators improved affordable senior housing resident resilience during pandemic: surveys
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 21, 2022
Service coordinators in federally subsidized senior housing drew on their professional knowledge, connections and relationships to identify and address pandemic-related challenges for residents, according...
Affordable senior housing providers say they are stretched thin due to a host of operational and workforce challenges, but partnerships with outside agencies are helping them meet residents’ needs, according...
Feds make $175 million available for affordable senior housing
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 23, 2022
Up to $174.6 million in federal grant funding was announced Wednesday to support the development of new rental affordable senior housing.
Homelessness increases mortality risk for older adults
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 21, 2022
The older a person is who becomes homeless, the higher the likelihood of death, according to new research from the University of California San Francisco.
$400 billion House spending package includes historic affordable senior housing funding
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 22, 2022
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a $400 million spending package for fiscal year 2023 that includes the largest investment in new affordable senior housing since 2010.
Workforce issues remain top challenge for affordable senior housing organizations: survey
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 27, 2022
Workforce challenges, resident mental health and property insurance rates remain the top concerns for affordable senior housing providers, according to the results of a new LeadingAge survey.
Affordable senior housing program could see 21 percent funding increase under appropriations bill
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 10, 2022
The federal affordable housing program for older adults would receive a 21% increase in funding over last year if the $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2022 appropriations bill, released Wednesday, passes and...
Affordable senior housing providers expected to ‘jump’ at ‘innovative’ mental health initiative
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 09, 2022
Support and resources to help federally assisted affordable housing staff connect older adults to mental health services is “greatly needed and enthusiastically welcomed,” according to LeadingAge.
3-year pilot to test wellness programming in senior housing
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 21, 2021
A three-year pilot project by two nonprofit senior living providers in New Jersey aims to gauge the ability of specialized programming to improve the health and well-being of affordable senior housing...