Affordable Supportive Housing Fills Gap for Older Adults and People with Disabilities

Between 2004 and 2018, the average cost of care in a private nursing room increased 54 percent and assisted living rose 67 percent. However, the availability of supportive housing options for older adults is insufficient to meet demand, and affordable supportive housing options—that is, those at prices that low-income older adults can afford—are extremely difficult to provide given the lack of availability and substantial funding. Federally subsidized supportive housing programs are funded at levels far below what is needed to meet current and growing needs.