Download or read book Forum Session Announcement - Linking Housing and Supportive Services for the Frail Elderly written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forum Session Announcement - Linking Housing and Supportive Services for the Frail Elderly: Challenges and Opportunities F O R U M S E S S I O N Linking Housing and Supportive Services for the Frail Elderly: Challenges and Opportunities A N N O U N C E M E N T A DISCUSSION FEATURING: Jon Pynoos, PhD UPS Foundation Professor of Gerontology, Policy, and Planning Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center. [...] Programs differ by income and disability characteris- tics of the population to be served; whether the program is to serve a neighborhood, a housing complex, or other entity; and whether both housing and supportive services are to be provided to the targeted population. [...] Linking Housing and Supportive Serviceswww.nhpf.org 5 KEY QUESTIONS • What is the range of housing and services options for the frail elderly? How large is the supply? What are the characteristics of the various options, and which populations do they serve? • What challenges do supportive service providers and housing de- velopers face in making appropriate program linkages? What chal- lenges do p. [...] Kenneth Barbeau, director of community programs & services at the Lapham Park Venture of the Housing Authority of the City of Mil- waukee, will discuss how a local public housing authority has linked housing and supportive services. [...] Department of Health and Human Services, by the Institute for the Future of Aging Services, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, August 2006, available at http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2006/ahpsinv.pdf.