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Hurricane Katrina Senior Housing Hotline Established

Thu, 09/08/2005 - 12:00am — Karen Stevenson
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PRESS RELEASE

National Church Residences (NCR) and the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) launched a hotline today to assist low-income senior victims of Hurricane Katrina find transitional and permanent housing. Effective immediately, senior residents in need of affordable housing are urged to call (800) 401-3340 around the clock to be connected to housing resource professionals trained to evaluate and locate available affordable senior housing communities nationwide.

Early reports estimate that more than 3000 units of affordable senior housing were lost to Hurricane Katrina, resulting in the displacement of thousands of low-income seniors. NCR and AAHSA have pooled their resources to help low-income seniors relocate to NCR and AAHSA-sponsored affordable senior housing communities nationwide.

In a joint statement, Thomas W. Slemmer, NCR president and CEO, and Larry Minnix, AAHSA president and CEO, stated, 'œIt'™s our expectation that the combination of NCR'™s vast affordable senior housing portfolio and its extensive service coordination program, as well as AAHSA'™s expansive member housing network, will be significant resources toward helping low-income seniors who have been displaced by Hurricane Katrina to find both temporary and permanent housing at various locations across the country.'

National Church Residences is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1961, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. NCR owns and/or manages 260+ senior and family-based communities in the United States and Puerto Rico, as well as five health care facilities in Ohio. NCR currently has 18 other properties in development throughout the country.

The members of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (www.aahsa.org) serve two million people every day through mission-driven, not-for-profit organizations dedicated to providing the services people need, when they need them, in the place they call home. Our members offer the continuum of aging services: adult day services, home health, community services, senior housing, assisted living residences, continuing care retirement communities, and nursing homes. AAHSA's commitment is to create the future of aging services through quality people can trust.

CONTACT
Patrick Higgins (NCR)
614-273-3514
phiggins@ncr.org
Lauren Shaham (AAHSA)
202-508-1219
lshaham@ncr.org

PRESS RELEASE

National Church Residences (NCR) and the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) launched a hotline today to assist low-income senior victims of Hurricane Katrina find transitional and permanent housing. Effective immediately, senior residents in need of affordable housing are urged to call (800) 401-3340 around the clock to be connected to housing resource professionals trained to evaluate and locate available affordable senior housing communities nationwide.

Early reports estimate that more than 3000 units of affordable senior housing were lost to Hurricane Katrina, resulting in the displacement of thousands of low-income seniors. NCR and AAHSA have pooled their resources to help low-income seniors relocate to NCR and AAHSA-sponsored affordable senior housing communities nationwide.

In a joint statement, Thomas W. Slemmer, NCR president and CEO, and Larry Minnix, AAHSA president and CEO, stated, 'œIt'™s our expectation that the combination of NCR'™s vast affordable senior housing portfolio and its extensive service coordination program, as well as AAHSA'™s expansive member housing network, will be significant resources toward helping low-income seniors who have been displaced by Hurricane Katrina to find both temporary and permanent housing at various locations across the country.'

National Church Residences is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1961, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. NCR owns and/or manages 260+ senior and family-based communities in the United States and Puerto Rico, as well as five health care facilities in Ohio. NCR currently has 18 other properties in development throughout the country.

The members of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (www.aahsa.org) serve two million people every day through mission-driven, not-for-profit organizations dedicated to providing the services people need, when they need them, in the place they call home. Our members offer the continuum of aging services: adult day services, home health, community services, senior housing, assisted living residences, continuing care retirement communities, and nursing homes. AAHSA's commitment is to create the future of aging services through quality people can trust.

CONTACT
Patrick Higgins (NCR)
614-273-3514
phiggins@ncr.org
Lauren Shaham (AAHSA)
202-508-1219
lshaham@ncr.org