Workforce issues loom large as 2019 begins, leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 02, 2019
Workforce issues will continue to be a dominant challenge in the senior living industry in 2019, according to leaders of several organizations representing providers. But they are entering the new year...
Report is ‘call to action’ to change course on housing for seniors, LeadingAge says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 15, 2018
A report issued Wednesday about housing for older adults in the United States is a “call to action” for policymakers and senior housing and services providers, LeadingAge Vice President of Housing...
HUD files housing discrimination complaint against Facebook
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 21, 2018
Facebook violates the Fair Housing Act by allowing landlords to use its advertising platform to engage in housing discrimination, including not showing ads to Facebook users who have expressed an interest...
Wages complicate housing for senior living workers: report
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 15, 2018
Senior living communities and long-term care facilities employ workers in job categories that are expected to be among the fastest-growing types over the next 10 years, according to projections from the...
Advocates say Appropriations Subcommittee bill has good news for seniors but more housing funding is...
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 17, 2018
Advocates for aging services and affordable housing said they are pleased that a House Appropriations subcommittee bill exceeds the administration’s fiscal year 2019 request for Housing and Urban...
Federal departments should collaborate to serve affordable seniors housing residents, GAO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 30, 2018
The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Housing and Urban should include the Department of Agriculture in collaborations involving housing and health services for older adults...
Rent reforms proposed Wednesday by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson “would immediately impact seniors” living in subsidized housing if passed, despite assertions to the contrary...
Providers tell CMS to explore telehealth, care coordination, long-term care financing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 24, 2018
Chronic care management via telehealth and remote monitoring, service coordination in affordable housing, and long-term care financing are some of the new directions that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Dementia, affordable housing advocates cheer spending bill provisions
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 23, 2018
Supporters of Alzheimer’s disease-related health promotion, dementia research, falls prevention and affordable housing are cheering provisions contained in a $1.3 trillion, 2,232-page fiscal year...
LeadingAge and National Church Residences were among 164 national organizations recently sending a letter urging the Department of Housing and Urban Development to keep creating “inclusive and sustainable...