Betsy Wilson, Director Housing Development John Savage, Senior Program Manager Senior Services
Presentation Overview 1. Housing & Healthcare History 2. MidPen Model 3. MidPen Services Overview 4. Case Study 5. Collaborative Design 6. New Communities underway
Housing and Healthcare: A History
Housing and Healthcare: A History cont’d • Wage competition • Organized labor advocacy • Tax determination on health insurance benefits
Housing and Healthcare: A History cont’d • 1965: Creation of Medicaid and Medicare – does not cover “mental diseases” • 1968: Fair Housing Act
Housing and Healthcare: A History cont’d • Creation of Section 8 housing program • Large Scale deinstitutionalization
Housing and Healthcare: A History cont’d • Homelessness reached the national agenda • Low Income Housing Tax Credit was created
Housing and Healthcare: A History cont’d • 553,742 homeless, 192,875 unsheltered* • Homeless Life Expectancy: 42-52 Years • Life Expectancy can be tracked by zip code • 95067: 78.8 yrs Men, 83 yrs Women • Nation: 75.6 yrs Men, 80.7 yrs Women
MidPen Housing Key Facts • Nonprofit founded in 1970 • Employ over 350 people • Work in 11 Counties • Developed or rehabbed over 8,000 affordable homes • Core Businesses • Real Estate Development • Property Management • Resident Services
MidPen Model • Siting near neighborhood amenities • Great design matters • Mixed-income works Quality property and • asset management • Services enriched housing
New Construction Cynara Court Castroville Manzanita Place Fort Ord
Replacement and Rehab Before After
MidPen Housing To provide safe, affordable housing of high quality to those in need; establish stability and opportunity in the lives of residents; and foster diverse communities that allow people from all ethnic, social and economic backgrounds to live in dignity, harmony and mutual respect.
Aging in Place Framework Empower residents to access quality healthcare services Provide a network of services that maximize senior independence.
Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
Health & Housing Case Study • Leverage Housing as a prevention/proactive platform • Intentional integration of Resident Services in design framework • Focusses decision making around health determinants • Transform the model of affordable housing framework
Integrate physical design & programmatic opportunities
Accessibility to Health Care supports and services
Focus on Health outcomes for residents
Financial performance of housing and health care delivery systems
Current Work St Stephens Senior Housing, Live Oak, CA 40 apartments 5 for frail elderly (MSSP eligible) 5 VASH
Current Work Moon Gate Plaza, Salinas, CA 90 apartments 20 for High Utilizers of the Health Care System funded by Central California Alliance for Health 20 for Seriously Mentally Ill Case Management funding from Whole Person Care
Current Work Capitola Road near 17 th , Live Oak, CA 60 + /- affordable rental homes Santa Cruz Community Health Centers Clinic Dientes Community Dental Clinic
Current Work Miles Lane at Kimberly Lane, Watsonville, CA 40+ /- affordable rental homes Redeveloped and expanded Si Se Puede residential treatment center (Encompass Community Services)
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