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
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.
Congress Enacts Continuing Resolution, Sets Up Holiday Funding Fight. On September 1, the House avoided a government shutdown before a consequential midterm election by passing the Continuing and Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027. The bill, a Continuing Resolution (CR) which will keep the government open at limited funding levels through December 11, passed with a vote of 370-48. The CR now heads to the President's desk for signature. Enacting the CR keeps the federal government funded past the end of the fiscal year on September 30, averting a funding lapse that would have impacted aging services providers participating in federal programs. LeadingAge supports the short-term funding measure and will continue to advocate for strong full-year funding levels for critical programs serving older adults and the aging services workforce. Housing programs funded by annual appropriations bills, such as the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 8 and Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly programs, as well as the Older Americans’ Act services, Department of Labor programs, and CMS survey and certifications, will continue to operate at FY2026 levels for the duration of the CR. More information can be found in our article here.
HUD Narrows Window for Bringing Disability Discrimination Claims Relating to Design and Construction Under the FHA. On August 31, 2026, HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity issued a memo that would significantly constrain the ability of individuals to bring disability-based discrimination claims based on the failure of housing providers to “design and construct” certain multifamily dwellings, including rental properties serving older adults and the aging services workforce, built after March 13, 1991, with certain accessible features (design and construction claims) under the Fair Housing Act (FHA). In particular, the memo provides a new interpretation of how the statute of limitations applies to design and constrain claims. A statute of limitations generally bars a party from filing a claim after a certain period of time after an injury or event occurs. Under a previous 2013 memo, which HUD rescinded, HUD and the Department of Justice considered the one-year statute of limitations that applies to administrative claims to begin to run when an “aggrieved person” is injured as a result of the failure to design and construct housing to be accessible, as required by the FHA. However, under this most recent memo, HUD now considers that one-year statute of limitations to begin to run when the allegedly unlawful design and construction practice terminates – i.e., upon completion of construction. While this change in interpretation may relieve subsequent owners from having to make accessibility modifications to property that they may not have been responsible for designing or constructing, this change leaves people with disabilities with very little recourse when it comes to obtaining administrative relief from HUD for fair housing access related to design and construction claims and represents a concerning continuation of HUD’s efforts to roll back longstanding civil protections in housing, such as its proposed removal of gender identity and disparate impact protections, which LeadingAge opposes.
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.
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.
Reminder: Join 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.
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