Housing

2 months ago
Housing LeadingAge NY Summary of One-House Budget Bills: LeadingAge NY provides a high-level summary of one-house bills, each of which contains investments and actions that respond to many LeadingAge NY priorities.

3 months ago
Housing Save the Date: The LeadingAge NY Housing Professionals Conference Returns to Syracuse May 5th-6th!: Join us for an exciting lineup of expert speakers and the latest content on issues affecting affordable senior housing providers and their residents.

5 months ago
Housing Support Resident Assistants in Affordable Senior Housing!: Urge Governor Hochul to support funding for Resident Assistants in affordable independent senior housing. Send a letter to the Governor TODAY, and share these additional advocacy materials with your residents!

5 months ago
Housing Complete the LeadingAge Year-End Affordable Housing Survey by Dec. 6th: This six-minute survey helps LeadingAge National make the case for strong affordable housing investment and improved policies with HUD and Congress.

9 months ago
Housing LeadingAge NY to Health Care Commission: Funding Needed for Robust Continuum of Care: In a letter to the Governor's Commission on the Future of Health Care , LeadingAge NY emphasized the need for an appropriate level of reimbursement to ensure access to high-quality care throughout the long-term care continuum and enable all older adults to age with dignity in their preferred setting.

Housing HUD Further Delays Annual Service Coordinator Grant Agreements: In early May, the agency acknowledged further delays that will push the extension process back to “later in May.”
11 days ago

Housing Federal Government Seeking Recommendations for Regulation Reforms: LeadingAge National and LeadingAge NY are seeking member input into recommendations.
19 days ago

Housing Federal Reconciliation Package Rescinds Some GRRP Funds: The reconciliation bill passed by the U.S. House Financial Services Committee would rescind all unobligated GRRP funds, presumably those that would otherwise be used by HUD for energy benchmarking and the hiring of needed staff to help administer the largest of the GRRP awards.
20 days ago

Housing From NIC: Q1 Occupancy Remains Strong: Combined occupancy rose across all settings including stand-alone IL, AL, memory care, and CCRCs in the first quarter of 2025.
20 days ago

Housing Reminder: Join Us for Public Affairs Council Meeting This Thurs., May 15th!

Join us for this meeting to discuss important and ongoing state legislative activity, advocacy needed at the federal level, as well as outcomes and takeaways of the final state budget agreement enacted last week.

Member advocacy and press work remains critical! We hope you can join us for this discussion between LeadingAge NY and our membership.

12 days ago

Housing LeadingAge National Calls on Department of Homeland Security to Extend Legal Status for Certain Non-Citizens: LeadingAge National sent a letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem urging immediate action to address the impact of recent immigration policy changes on the long-term care workforce.
19 days ago

Housing White House "Skinny" Budget Request and HUD: Cut or Block Grant Rental Assistance Programs, Eliminate Others: The White House delivered a “skinny” budget request to Congress to describe how the Trump administration would like Congress to fund programs in FY 2026, including a 42 percent cut to HUD’s rental assistance programs.
20 days ago

Housing NYS Budget Update: The Governor and Legislature have reached an agreement on the State budget for FY 2026, although negotiations on health-related items are still ongoing. Members should keep urging legislators to include our priorities in the final budget.
25 days ago