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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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