SENIOR LIVING SENIOR DIGNITY: Summer 2020 Harsh Impact of Coronavirus Exposes the Critical Shortage of Safe and Affordable Housing and Services for the Elderly by Steve Protulis, EHDOC President and CEO These past few months have been particularly hard with the high rate of infections amongst seniors. COVID-19 has also crippled our economy, spiked homelessness, and...
COVID-19 Is Tougher on Older Men, and Scientists May Now Know Why By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Sept. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News)Key differences in immune system function may help determine why severe, life-threatening COVID-19 tends to target older men, scientists say.A new study found that among elderly people and in men, especially, certain factors may...
Too Little Vitamin D Might Raise Odds of Coronavirus Infection There’s evidence that low blood levels of the “sunshine vitamin” — vitamin D — may increase a person’s risk of infection with the new coronavirus, researchers say. “Vitamin D is important to the function of the immune system and vitamin D supplements have previously been shown to lower the risk of...
EHDOC Secures $30 Million Construction Loan for Redevelopment of Council Towers Senior Apartment Homes in Miami Beach, FL. By Brian Bandell – Senior Reporter, South Florida Business Journal Aug 20, 2020, 7:24am EDT An affordable apartment complex will soon be developed in the Allapattah neighborhood of Miami thanks to a $45.5 million construction loan.Allapattah...
EHDOC Secures $30 Million Construction Loan for Redevelopment of Council Towers Senior Apartment Homes in Miami Beach, FL. SEPTEMBER 02, 2020 NEW YORK, NY – Greystone, a leading national commercial real estate finance firm, has provided a $30 million construction loan under the HUD 221(d)(4) program for the $78 million redevelopment of Council Towers Senior Apartment Homes, an age-restricted...
From our Chairman of the Board: Summer 2020 These Difficult Times Require Effective Communication to Support Safe and Affordable Senior Housing by Christopher M. Shelton, EHDOC Board Chairman While some older persons are very fortunate to live in safe and affordable senior housing, it has been revealed during these difficult times with coronavirus that a high...
Online Safety Tips For Seniors More and more seniors have grown comfortable being online and having a presence on social media. This is a great way for them to stay connected to friends and family and aware of what’s going on in the world. If they do not know how to safely navigate online, this could lead to several avoidable mishaps. Here are a few online safety tips for older adults. Use a Password...
Senior living needs ‘substantial and immediate financial relief’ from COVID-19, leaders tell federal government Nursing homes were the focus at an April 30 event at the White House that was attended by AHCA/NCAL CEO Mark Parkinson, Argentum CEO James Balda and LeadingAge CEO Katie Smith Sloan. Senior living operators require “substantial and immediate financial relief” from expenses related to the...
Urgent Need for Food, Home Care, Employment, and Digital Health Supports are Ignored Policy solutions would make access to benefits easier for low-income individuals Arlington, VA (July 28, 2020) – The National Council on Aging (NCOA), a trusted national leader working to ensure that every person can age well, released a statement regarding the Republican Senate COVID-19 proposal put forth this...
NCOA Study: 3 Million Low-Income Older Adults Face Systemic Obstacles to Programs that Help Pay for Health Care Policy solutions would make access to benefits easier for low-income individuals Arlington, VA, June 22, 2020 — Today, the National Council on Aging (NCOA), a trusted national leader working to ensure that every person can age well, issued a study analyzing the systemic obstacles that keep...