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Many organizations are providing or planning enhanced housing options for seniors. For <br />• Minnesota Housing addresses the housing needs of seniors in a variety of programs. <br />Examples include single-family home improvement and rehabilitation loans, and <br />multifamily preservation efforts. These often improve living conditions and extend <br />affordability for older tenants living in project -based Section 8 properties, public housing, <br />and other properties. <br />• The Minnesota Department ofHuman 8ervioea(DH8) Elderly Waiver Program and the <br />Alternative Care Program fund home- and community -based services for <br />income- and asset -eligible individuals and households age 65 and older who require the <br />level of care provided in a nursing home but wish to reside in the community. <br />• The City of Minneapolis is another government entity that provides dedicated assistance <br />t0adults 50years and older. The City owns 11 high-rise buildings with on -site amenities <br />and services and containing more than 1,800 apartments. The Minneapolis Public <br />Housing Authority opened the Thomas TFeeney Manor in2011,8nassisted living facility <br />that focuses onissues ofmemory care. <br />• The Dakota County Community Development Agency operates 43 age -restricted <br />developments (mostly 55 or older, some 02 or older) with 1,590 affordable (low- to <br />moderate -income) age -restricted units, including assisted living unite. <br />See Appendix D for more about different types of senior living arrangements. <br />Council role <br />• Work with regional funding partners to identify resources to support affordable housing <br />development for the senior population. <br />* Provide technical assistance to local governments on how to expand housing <br />opportunities for seniors. This includes sharing information about homeowner <br />rehabilitation loan 0[grant programs that finance the retrofitting 0fexisting housing t0 <br />better meet the needs of aging residents. <br />p Encourage the use of flexible design principles in projects funded through the Livable <br />Communities Act. <br />p Locate new senior housing in places with access to services and amenities that seniors <br />want and need. <br />x0a0dfhe supply nfhousing options accessible fopeople <br />11 rUis8hUit'es <br />Providing high-qu8|ity, 800eSSib|e housing options for people with disabilities is 8 challenge <br />for housing development and especially affordable housing development. As our population <br />grows and ages, the availability of quality, accessible housing options for people with <br />disabilities will be increasingly important. In the seven -county region there are nearly <br />260,000 residents with a disability, accounting for nearly 9% of the regional population.41 <br />More than four -tenths (44%) of the region's non -institutionalized residents aged 75 or older <br />FOUR: Opportunities for Collaboration <br />