IWISH Report Offers Lessons for Housing Providers

The interim report focuses on the first 18 months HUD’s Integrated Wellness in Supportive Housing Demonstration....

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Harvard Housing Study: Is the Glass Half Full?

A study on housing older adults reveals some positive trends, and gives reason for worry....

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Get to Know Your Health Department

Health departments and senior housing communities should really get to know each other better....

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We Need More Than More Affordable Housing

Policy makers should find ways to support housing-based services models in addition to supporting more affordable housing....

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3 New Studies Shed Light on Benefits of Housing-Based Services

The evidence is building for the benefits of using affordable senior housing communities as a platform for delivering services....

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When Can I Stop Chasing My Own Tail?

Moving the housing plus services agenda forward isn't always easy. But Alisha Sanders finds reason for hope in real-life stories and a new recommendation from the Bipartisan Policy Center....

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Taking Steps Toward Financing Housing Plus Services

The LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston has developed a broad set of potential financing mechanisms for housing plus services options. A group of stakeholders recently spent 2 days vetting the options....

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You Can’t Have “Housing Plus Services” Without Housing

When you are old, living on a fixed income, and struggling to keep up with your rent, would you want to pack up and move across the country to find an apartment you could afford?...

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Can Affordable Housing Help Cure Loneliness?

Congregate living creates the opportunity for older adults to participate in engaging activities that connect them with others, whether it is for fun or to find a higher purpose in life....

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How Congregate Housing Can Help Reform the Health Care System

Policy makers seem to have forgotten that people don’t live in hospitals or physician offices. In the process, they seem to be ignoring the fact that housing could be one solution to health-related challenges....

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