HUD Announces $15 Million to Test New Approach to Help Low-Income Seniors Age in Place

On January 13, 2017, HUD awarded approximately $15 million to select owners of HUD-assisted senior housing developments to help their low-income senior tenants to age in their own homes and delay or avoid the need for nursing home care. HUD will cover costs related to hiring a full-time Enhanced Service Coordinator and a part-time Wellness Nurse to connect the elderly with the supportive services they need to maintain independent living and age-in-place.

Funded through HUD’s Supportive Services Demonstration for Elderly Households in HUD-Assisted Multifamily Housing, these three-year grants will produce evidence about the effectiveness of this enhanced supportive services model for elderly households and to evaluate the value of enhanced service coordination paired with affordable housing for seniors. The Demonstration will be independently evaluated to determine the impact of the enhanced supportive services model on:

• aging in place in HUD-assisted senior developments;
• avoiding early transitions to institutional care, and;
• preventing unnecessary and often costly health care utilization—such as some emergency room visits and hospitalizations—for residents in HUD-assisted senior developments.

For more information, view the press release here.

The following senior housing developments will receive funding: