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01/15/2026
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Member Roundtable / Committee reminder - For additional engagement opportunities, we remind you that LeadingAge Indiana hosts many Roundtables / Committees for Provider and Associate members:
- For all engagement opportunities - please visit our website; and see the new Calendar of dates here.
- Please share this information with others who may benefit from participating. Our team would love to see you at any/all these events. For more information, please reach out to Tina Bowman.
Weekly National Policy Pulse Calls. The calls are on Mondays at 3:30 p.m. ET. If you’re interested in signing up for these members-only calls, please sign up using the link on our National Policy Pulse webpage.
Housing Network Calls – Every Monday at 12:30pm ET; where we will discuss the latest on affordable housing. Join the weekly Housing Network Call for a discussion on updates related to affordable housing. The Housing Network is open to all provider members of LeadingAge. For details on joining the Network and other affordable housing groups that LeadingAge convenes, visit their website or contact Juliana Bilowich & Linda Couch.
Most Recent Senior Housing Weekly Recap
For week ending Oct. 2, 2026
Reminder - Housing Sessions at the 2026 Annual Meeting. Registration for the 2026 LeadingAge Annual Meeting is now open! Join us for the sector’s only event that brings together the full continuum of aging services providers, including curated affordable senior housing content. The LeadingAge Annual Meeting features a member-driven education program showcasing innovative solutions, breakthrough programs, and proven practices. Register to join 6,000+ changemakers in aging services for the can’t-miss event in our field.
Take Action: Urge Your Senators to Protect Older Adults' Housing Assistance. Congress is drafting funding bills for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for fiscal year 2027. Take action now to support a strong Senate HUD funding bill and reject funding reductions proposed by the House. The House has advanced harmful cuts to rental assistance and housing supply programs at HUD—but the Senate can still take action to save and expand housing assistance for the next fiscal year! Act now to urge your Senators to make strong and smart investments in programs our communities rely on. You can personalize your messages to Congress with stories of how HUD funding directly supports residents and affordable housing communities.
You’re Invited: Annual Meeting Housing Policy Breakfast and Policy Team Reception. Please join LeadingAge National’s policy team for two special events during our annual meeting in Philadelphia at the end of October:
- Affordable Housing Policy Breakfast: Join LeadingAge’s Housing Policy team on Monday, October 26, from 7:30-8:15 am for a structured breakfast event to hear about top policy initiatives and opportunities to expand affordable housing and services for older adults. We look forward to seeing you there! RSVP required by October 9.
- Policy Team Reception: Join LeadingAge’s policy team for a reception on Monday, October 26, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. We hope you can join us! Please RSVP here.
HUD Begins Scoring NSPIRE Affirmative Requirements. On September 29, HUD published a notice seeking public input on changes to the way housing inspections are scored at HUD-assisted properties. Titled “National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate,” the notice makes three revisions to the NSPIRE Scoring Notice for public comment, including to initiate scoring for newly inspected standards beginning October 1, as well as two minor technical corrections to previously published methodologies related to determining sample size for inspections. The NSPIRE Scoring Notice does not apply to the Housing Choice Voucher and Project-Based Voucher programs and does not revise the inspection frequencies established under the applicable program regulations. Comments are due to HUD by November 30, and LeadingAge will work with our membership to submit our feedback.
Poverty Rates Continue to Climb for Older Adults. The poverty rate of people 65+ is the highest of all age groups and is growing, according to an AARP Foundation analysis of 2025 supplemental poverty rate data on older adults released by the U.S. Census. Read more in this LeadingAge article.
Bipartisan Eviction Prevention Bill Introduced in Senate. On September 24, Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Todd Young (R-IN) reintroduced the Eviction Crisis Act (S 5535). The major provision of the bill, if enacted, would create a competitive grant program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide funding to households at or below 50% of Area Median Income experiencing a short-term crisis that is impacting their housing stability. This emergency assistance program would cover a variety of costs associated with housing instability, including rent and rent arrears, utilities and utility arrears, application fees, security deposits, and relocation costs. In addition to this program, the legislation would also create grants for eviction-diversion efforts at the Department of Justice, a national evictions database maintained by HUD, a Committee on Eviction Research to advise the Secretary of HUD, tenant access to screening reports, and a GAO report on "the factors that contribute to evictions" compared across different types of places and protected classes. LeadingAge is working with our members to determine our position on the bill.
Tax Legislation Containing Due Process Protections for Tax Exempt Organizations Passes Senate. In a win for the nonprofit sector, the Senate passed The Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act (S 5441) on September 30, 2026. This bipartisan measure includes a provision that expressly establishes the right to appeal any determination to deny or revoke the tax exempt status of an organization before the Internal Revenue Service Independent Office of Appeals. The legislation also requires notice of these appeal rights to be provided to organizations whose tax exempt status has been denied or revoked. We will continue to monitor this legislation as it moves to the House.
Reminder: Join the LeadingAge Housing Network and Workgroups! LeadingAge's affordable housing policy team is hosting network and discussion groups for peer sharing and federal updates. More information about our calls for 2026 is available here.
Reminder: New on the LeadingAge Learning Hub: Affordable Housing Resources. One of LeadingAge’s core services is providing our members with sources for practical knowledge. These recent and upcoming educational resources from LeadingAge’s Learning Hub address a range of affordable housing issues pertaining to developing, preserving, and managing housing for older adults.
- Affordable Senior Housing: Tenant Compliance Must-Dos — Practical guidance on tenant compliance for senior housing providers participating in HUD’s Multifamily Housing programs. (Recorded in August 2026)
- AgingWell: Building Empathy, Communication, and Teamwork — A training resource to prepare frontline housing staff for an expanded role in supporting resident well-being through everyday interactions. (Added to the Learning Hub in August 2026)
- Closing the Affordable Housing Gap — In this 27-minute QuickCast, learn how the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit can be used to expand affordable housing opportunities for older adults. (Recorded in August 2026)
- Medicaid Eligibility: Preparing for New Requirements— Practical guidance on new eligibility restrictions and what they mean for aging services providers, their workforce, and the older adults they serve. (Live event scheduled for October 2026)
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