This research examines problems associated with the provision of housing with on-site services for two subsectors of the elderly population (defined as people who are at least sixty-two years old): functionally
1. Research all of the different low-income housing programs available in your area.There are a variety of federal, state, and local programs that offer low-income housing assistance. Each program has its own eligibility requirements and application process, so it is important to do your researc...
Purpose: To promote health and maintain independence, Just for Us provides financially sustainable, in-home, integrated care to medically fragile, low-income seniors and disabled adults living in subsidized housing. Design and Methods: The program provides primary care, care management, ...
When I was an apartment manager I had seniors living there who could no longer afford the rising rents. They had to leave the apartment they loved and look for senior low-income housing. They applied for help at their localHUDoffice or county aging departments. We hated to see them go bu...
Disability is an especially pressing issue for low-income older adults because they have a higher prevalence of disability4,5 and often have housing conditions that exacerbate the effect of disability (such as broken flooring).6,7 Contemporary payment and delivery reform initiatives create opportunities...
For example, theNorth Carolina Housing Finance Agencyhas an Urgent Repair Program grant for homeowners meeting the criteria with an income of less than half of the area's median. Eligible recipients include: Advertisement Disabled persons Persons age 65 and up ...
It is also possible that consequences of urbanization such as overcrowded housing, lack of green space, widened inequalities,37,38 and low social cohesion18 might affect the association between mental health and disease, but this requires further study. Similarly, the stronger associations between ...
housingauthority.gov.hk [...] establish and to develop theirlowvisionserviceswithbetter techniques and coordinated efforts, the Centre, in collabrationwiththeWorld Health OrganizationLow VisionWorking Group, conducted a National FocalPersonsTraining CourseinLowVision from middle ...
showed that persons with visual impairment were more likely to have cognitive dysfunction after adjusting for age, sex, education level, income, and type of housing12. Using a logMAR visual acuity chart to measure visual acuity and a locally validated Abbreviated Mental Test to define cognitive dys...
These programs attempt to ameliorate or mitigate the effects of low income by providing cash or noncash benefits to help people meet basic needs, such as food, housing, and health care. They also seek to address root causes of economic disadvantage by providing education, training, and other ...