Expanding service coordinators in affordable senior housing key to supporting pandemic recovery for older...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 17, 2021
Although policymakers have taken “bold steps” to support consumers and the economy as the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, more needs to be done to support the housing needs of older adults,...
Senior housing’s $174 million question
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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...
HUD faces $6 billion in cuts in proposed budget
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 09, 2017
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development could face a budget cut of as much as $6 billion, affecting low-income seniors, developers of affordable housing and others, under the fiscal year 2018...
‘Exploding’ number of renters highlights need to expand affordable senior housing program: Urban...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 27, 2021
The Urban Institute is calling for an expansion of the federal Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly program, pointing to projections that the number of adult renters will increase by 5.5 million...
HUD accepting comments on $15 million supportive services pilot project
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 25, 2017
A $15 million, three-year U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development project that will test the ability of an enhanced supportive services model to help elderly residents of affordable housing properties...
Senior living workforce, affordable housing priorities included in House appropriations proposal
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 01, 2022
Workforce development, dementia care and affordable senior housing are among the funding priorities affecting senior living included in the proposed House appropriations bill.
HUD more than doubles allocation for affordable housing to almost $700M through Housing Trust Fund
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 07, 2021
The federal government is more than doubling its funding for “deeply affordable housing” in announcing an almost $700 million allocation for the national Housing Trust Fund.
Health monitoring reduces hospitalizations, turnover of affordable housing residents
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 13, 2017
Use of an on-site telehealth kiosk and weekly nurse consultations have cut resident hospitalizations, reduced resident moves to higher levels of care and decreased resident turnover at affordable housing...
The Department of Health and Human Services is extending until Aug. 28 the deadline for eligible state Medicaid providers, including assisted living operators, to apply for monies from the Coronavirus...
Senior living leaders take fight for support of Build Back Better Act straight to public
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 12, 2022
In an open letter to the American public Tuesday, 32 national and regional nonprofit aging services, health and social support leaders sounded the alarm about the “growing crisis” for older adults...