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...
LeadingAge has sent a second letter to the White House Coronavirus Task Force, asking the White House and Department of Housing and Urban Development to issue guidance and offer regulatory relief for the...
Provider groups concerned by HHS, HUD cuts in Trump’s $4.8 trillion budget
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 11, 2020
The Department of Health and Human Services would see a 10% funding cut, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development would see a 15% funding cut, under the $4.8 trillion budget proposed Monday...
Government awards $51.6 million for senior housing construction, service delivery
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 10, 2020
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Friday announced awards of more than $51.6 million to a total of 18 nonprofit organizations to finance affordable senior housing construction, provide...
Senior living professionals lend insights as HUD plans tour to call attention to affordable housing need
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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...
39% of adults in their 70s view Social Security as ‘a lifeline’
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 21, 2020
Thirty-nine percent of respondents to a new survey who were aged 70 to 79 said they plan to rely on Social Security in retirement “a lot, as a lifeline to keep me afloat,” suggesting both challenges...
HUD proposal would weaken efforts to reduce discrimination, fair housing advocates say
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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...
Expanding support for affordable senior housing part of presidential hopeful Amy Klobuchar’s plans
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 06, 2020
Expanding support for affordable senior housing is one of the actions Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president in the 2020 election, said she would take in her...
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...
Yurts: The next big thing in affordable senior housing?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 19, 2019
An affordable senior housing community that consists of 45 yurt-like units held a ribbon-cutting last month in Ohio. There’s already a waiting list.