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HHS Announces Grants For Geriatric Education & Nursing Workforce Development

August 16th, 2010 · Comments Off

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced grants that will provide $106 million in funding for Nursing Workforce Development and $29 million for interdisciplinary geriatric education and training programs.  A total of 85 awards will fund three geriatric education and training programs at accredited health professions schools that include:

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Tags: Government Programs · Low Income Housing · Nursing Homes

Oakland Area Organizations Celebrate Groundbreaking of Harrison Street Senior Housing

July 6th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Oakland area citizens, religious leaders and politicians celebrated the June 25th ground breaking of a new 73-unit affordable housing development for senior citizens in downtown Oakland, California.  The project, expected to open in Fall 2011, will convert a former gas station site and an adjacent building that was once a medical marijuana dispensary into a [...]

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Tags: Low Income Housing · Low Income Senior Housing · Senior Apartments · Senior Housing California · Senior housing

New Affordable Senior Housing Projects Open & Break Ground in Ontario, Canada

June 29th, 2010 · Comments Off

The Canadian government recently celebrated a grand opening and ground breaking for two new senior housing projects for low-income seniors.   Local politicians announced the opening of a $1.7 million project with 23 new affordable housing rental units for low-income seniors in Elgin County and the ground breaking for a new project for 52 units in [...]

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Tags: International Senior Housing · Low Income Housing · Senior Apartments

What’s the Difference Between Low-Income and Affordable Senior Housing?

June 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment

Affordable – “that can be afforded; believed to be within one’s financial means”.  The concept of affordable housing is gaining more attention across the country as a slow economic recovery sets in not only for seniors but for all demographics in the United States.  While affordability is typically defined on a local and regional level, [...]

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Tags: Affordable Housing · Commentary & Editorials · Low Income Housing · Low Income Senior Housing · Senior housing

State of Texas Invests To Expand Rental Housing For Seniors in Abilene

May 17th, 2010 · Comments Off

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) announced a funding award of $500,000 in funds to developers constructing the 92-unit Abilene Senior Village Apartments which will help finance five units designed for low income senior citizens with disabilities. The award was made through the Department’s HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program, funded through the [...]

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Tags: Low Income Housing · Low Income Senior Housing · Senior Housing Developers · Senior housing · Tax Credits

MEDCottage ‘Granny Pod’ Getting Attention in Virginia

May 16th, 2010 · Comments Off

The Reverend Kenneth Dupin, leader of a small Methodist church in Sale, Virginia, is getting a lot of attention lately for his invention called MEDcottage.  The invention is a portable dwelling unit that could be moved into a family’s back yard and used to shelter a loved one in need of special care.  The company, [...]

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Tags: Long Term Care · Low Income Housing · Senior Care · Senior housing

KAI Begins Work on $20.4 Million Senior Living at Cambridge Heights Development In St. Louis

May 6th, 2010 · Comments Off

Construction is underway on the $20.4 million, 89,000 project for Senior Living at Cambridge Heights facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Cambridge Heights will feature 117 one- and two-bedroom apartments designed for older adults and be comprised of apartments ranging in size from 504-618 square feet for a one-bedroom apartment and 837 square feet for a [...]

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Tags: Low Income Housing · Low Income Senior Housing · Senior Apartments · Senior Housing Communities

Recession Pushing Rental Housing Further “Out of Reach” for Low Income Americans

May 5th, 2010 · Comments Off

What kind of income is necessary to afford a modest rental home?  According to a recent report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, that number is $18.44 per hour or $38,360 per year.  The report highlights that rents are continuing to rise while wages stay the same or decrease across the country.  The national [...]

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Tags: Low Income Housing · Low Income Senior Housing · Senior Apartments · Senior housing

Jack Satter House Receives Stimulus Grant for Green Retrofit in New England

April 21st, 2010 · Comments Off

Jack Satter House, a supportive housing community for 300 low-income seniors in Revere, Massachusetts announced that it has received a $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as part of its new Green Retrofit Program for Multifamily Housing.  The grant, which is the first of its kind in New [...]

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Tags: Environmentally Friendly Development · Low Income Housing · Low Income Senior Housing · Senior Apartments

State Farm Expands Commitment to National Equity Fund (NEF) for Senior Housing

April 14th, 2010 · Comments Off

State Farm Insurance Cos. announced this month that it is expanding its commitment by $25 million with the National Equity Fund (NEF).The increased capitalization of the fund will help revitalize low-income communities by financing affordable housing for disadvantaged families and seniors. State Farm has joined forces with NEF, a nonprofit syndicator of low-income housing tax [...]

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Tags: Low Income Housing · Low Income Senior Housing · Senior housing · Tax Credits

Volunteers Of America Readies To Open Terraces On Tulane In New Orleans

February 15th, 2010 · Comments Off

Terraces on Tulane, a newly constructed senior housing community in New Orleans, Louisiana, is celebrating its re-opening after the former facility was badly damaged by Hurricane Katrina.  The Terraces on Tulane replaces Forest Towers, badly damaged by Katrina, and is a 200-unit community for low-income seniors  and is operated by Volunteers of America (VOA).  The [...]

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Construction Begins On Affordable, Independent Senior Villas In Missouri

July 27th, 2009 · Comments Off

Rosemann & Associates, P.C. recently began construction on a $3.8 million independent senior living development in Wentzville, Mo. called Villas at Peruque Hills.  Developed by GHL Development, an affiliate of Gundaker Commercial Group who serves as the General Contractor, the Villas will be mixed affordable and market rate senior housing with funding provided by the [...]

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Tags: Affordable Housing · Low Income Housing · Senior Housing Architecture · independent living