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Title: HOMESTEAD APARTMENTS


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HOMESTEAD APARTMENTS
Homestead Apartments 421 East 8th
Street Homestead, PA 15120
- 240 Units -
  • Partners
  • Allegheny County Housing Authority (ACHA)
  • TREK Development Group
  • Community LIFE
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Braddock
  • Senior Service Program

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BACKGROUND
  • Homestead Apartments was only affordable housing
    in neighborhood
  • Needed to improve services to elderly
  • Plan was to create Assisted Living Facility
  • Pennsylvania does not allow for Medicaid Waivers
    at this time
  • Received HOPE VI grant of 2.5 million in 1998


HOMESTEAD APARTMENTS
ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA
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DESIGN / STAFFING
  • Amenities
  • Communal space and laundry facilities (All
    floors)
  • Libraries and Community Rooms (All towers)
  • Wellness Center
  • 14,000 Square Foot Community LIFE Center

Services Kitchen and dining area, personal
hygiene and laundry room and a beauty
salon/barber shop
Some units are accessible and all are
visitable To date, one tower has been
completed.
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ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA
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PROCESS
  • Originally, only one of the four towers would be
    converted to an ALF
  • Improvements were to be made to all units in
    that tower
  • Residents strongly supported the redevelopment
  • TREK Development Group was selected to be the
    developer
  • ACHA and TREK partnered to form Homestead
    Housing Development Partnership, LLC

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ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA
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PROCESS (Continued)
  • ALF could not be developed because Pennsylvania
    does not have an appropriate Medicaid waiver
  • The 350 units will be renovated, resulting in
    240 rehabbed units
  • Only three of four towers are using HOPE VI
    funds
  • ACHA/TREK contracted with Community LIFE Center
    to provide enhanced supportive services to the
    elderly

HOMESTEAD APARTMENTS
ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA
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PROCESS (Continued)
112,102 per unit
- Four towers will be renovated (Three using
HOPE VI)
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ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA
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MANAGEMENT / MARKETING
  • ACHA manages Homestead Apartments
  • Staff of two and a half
  • Enhanced services are provided by outside
    service providers
  • The units are being re-occupied by original
    residents
  • No marketing campaign is necessary


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ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA
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CHALLENGES/FAILURES/LESSONS LEARNED
  • Many residents choose not to access services
  • Residents are reluctant to switch primary care
    physician
  • Some residents see services as leading to
    nursing home
  • Need to include enrollment requirements in lease
  • Another challenge is providing services to
    immigrants

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ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS/SUCCESSES/HIGHLIGHTS
  • Major success is in provision of supportive
    services
  • Two quality service providers are under contract
  • Community LIFE provides acute and long-term care
    services in a day care setting for frail elders
  • Pennsylvania pays Community LIFE for PACE
    services under Medicaid
  • Participants must meet criteria for services
  • The Community LIFE Center uses a one stop shop
    model

HOMESTEAD APARTMENTS
ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS/SUCCESSES/HIGHLIGHTS
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)
    Braddock Senior Service Program Nurses provides
    enhanced services for the elderly
  • At full capacity, up to 150 will be able to be
    enrolled
  • Social workers are on site two days a week and
    plan activities
  • Nurses are available for routine monitoring
  • UPMC will staff the Wellness Center
  • UPMC receives approximately 300-500 resident
    visits

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ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA
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SUMMATION
  • Comprehensive, affordable services are available
    outside of ALF
  • Importance of partnering with elderly,
    established service providers
  • Funding includes HOPE VI, capital funds, CDBG
    and Pennsylvania Housing Finance

HOMESTEAD APARTMENTS
ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA
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