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Shallow subsidy pilot tied to fewer ER visits and improved stability for older adults, panelists say
Summary
A 12-month Columbus-area pilot that paid enrolled older adults $330 a month in rental support reported sharper housing stability and a panel-cited 55% drop in emergency-room visits among recipients; organizers and city officials discussed scaling and funding limits.
A 12-month pilot in Central Ohio that delivered $330 a month directly to landlords for enrolled older adults produced what researchers and providers called striking improvements in housing stability and health, panelists said at a Columbus Metro Club forum.
Marissa Sheldon, director of the Age Friendly Innovation Center at Ohio State University’s College of Social Work, described the project as a short-term experiment that enrolled current COAAA case-managed clients who met a high housing-burden threshold (spending at least 50% of income on rent). At baseline, participants were spending an average of about 75% of their income on housing, Sheldon said. The subsidy…
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