Very low-income seniors set to receive COVID-19 vaccine as part of Phase 1a group
Fishers, IN – Jan. 7, 2021 (PRNewswire) –Very low-income senior residents and personnel of AHEPA Affordable Housing Management Company’s (AMC) 91 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly communities nationwide are set to receive critical FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccination services provided and administered as part of the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-term Care Program, starting Jan. 8, 2021, announced AMC President and CEO Steve Beck.
28 Scheduled Vaccine Clinics at AMC Communities
“The vaccine is to be celebrated,” AMC President and CEO Steve Beck said.Tweet this
To date, 28 vaccination clinics at AMC communities located in 14 cities are scheduled in January and early February. Cities include: Albuquerque, N.M.; Ankeny, Iowa; Beavercreek, Ohio; Cincinnati, Ohio; Columbia, S.C.; Daytona Beach, Fla.; Indianapolis, Ind.; Merrillville, Ind.; Milford, Ohio; Mishawaka, Ind.; North Miami, Fla.; Pensacola, Fla.; St. Louis, Mo.; and West Palm Beach, Fla.
- The first clinic will be held Jan. 8 at AHEPA 113 Senior Apartments, Beavercreek, Ohio.
- AMC’s portfolio of affordable independent and assisted living housing communities totals 5,298 units in 95 properties in 20 states.
“The vaccine is to be celebrated, and we appreciate the federal government for making affordable elderly housing communities a priority in the initial phase of distribution,” AMC President and CEO Beck said. “We have collaborated with these pharmacies to ensure we are prepared properly for the distribution of the vaccine in our communities, based upon each state’s order of prioritization, to help protect one of our nation’s most vulnerable populations and to limit the virus’s spread.”
“AHEPA is a service organization of Greek Americans and philhellenes that has always sought to give back to the community since its founding in Atlanta in 1922,” AHEPA National Housing Corporation President Carl Hollister said. “As volunteers serving on our local housing boards, AHEPA members are proud to be doing their part to help care for our nation’s vulnerable seniors.”
Beck added, “Covid fatigue is real. I am proud of our personnel who ensured our residents continued to have safe access to the vital supportive services they need to live independently during this pandemic. It is a testament to their training and experience in the field.”
The Pharmacy Partnership for Long-term Care Program is a public-private partnership between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Walgreens, CVS, and Managed Health Care Associates, Inc., that will provide end-to-end management of the vaccination process. As participants in the program, affordable senior housing providers such as AMC are coordinating with these pharmacies to bring vaccine distribution directly to residents, staff, and volunteers on-site and at no cost to the housing community.
AHEPA Senior Apartments communities offer very low-income seniors over the age of 62 residential apartment-home living with voluntary supportive services they may need to continue to live independently as they age. The services may include meal services, transportation assistance, fitness and wellness programs, housekeeping assistance, and health services.