States must improve residential care options, HCBS funding, AARP says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 14, 2017
States will need to accelerate the rate of improving long-term services and supports in several areas to meet the upcoming needs of aging baby boomers, according to a report released today by the AARP.
6 places affordable housing advocates, conservatives might find common ground
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 11, 2016
Arguments could be made that many affordable housing programs actually align with the goals of the incoming administration and conservative members of Congress, according to representatives of the National...
5 big issues in senior living in 2016
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 29, 2016
Looking back on our coverage of the senior living industry and the issues that affected it in 2016, several common themes emerge. Five are detailed in this year-end review.
Report: Affordable housing with services cuts Medicaid costs, ED visits
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 02, 2016
Affordable housing paired with healthcare services significantly increases access to primary care and reduces emergency department visits while lowering Medicaid costs, according to new research.
Collaboration to test Dr. Bill Thomas’ ‘tiny house’ model
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 23, 2018
A year-long pilot project on the campus of the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville will test Dr. Bill Thomas’ “tiny house” dwellings as a multigenerational community housing...
Dr. Bill Thomas’ tiny house prototype now available for rent
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 01, 2018
The prototype of a tiny house introduced about a year ago by Dr. Bill Thomas is now available for rent through AirBnB for those who would like to try it out.
$100 million affordable housing project first to serve LGBT seniors, youth
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 03, 2016
The Los Angeles LGBT Center is planning what it says is the country’s first project that will include affordable housing for both older adults and youth.
Inspections of HUD-assisted and insured housing begin under new rule
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 10, 2023
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development now has the authority to inspect public housing under the final rule for the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate, or NSPIRE.
Senior housing’s $174 million question
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 05, 2016
After eight years, money has been allocated to the federal Housing Trust Fund, HUD announced Wednesday. Whether this availability of funds will result in more affordable seniors housing is the $174 million...
Mandatory rent control would undermine housing goals, says provider coalition including ASHA
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 14, 2023
Mandatory rent control and rent stabilization policies like the ones under consideration by the federal government “have proven time and time again to increase rents, reduce the capital needed to boost...