by James Fuccione | Jul 31, 2019 | News and Updates
Periodically, the Healthy Aging Collaborative will share news articles that mention state and local efforts to make cities, towns and regions in Massachusetts Age- and Dementia Friendly. Check out the following articles from June and July 2019 on the momentum of this...
by James Fuccione | Jul 31, 2019 | Data and Reports
According to a new report from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Massachusetts, one out of 10 MassHealth members is age 65 or over and, while most of those older adults also have Medicare coverage, most live in non-facility settings in their communities. BCBS...
by James Fuccione | Jul 29, 2019 | Data and Reports, News and Updates
Transportation Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack recently joined Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver, members of the Massachusetts Legislature, local officials, and transportation advocates at a groundbreaking event in Natick to release the State Bicycle...
by James Fuccione | Jul 25, 2019 | Data and Reports, News and Updates
The City of Boston’s Age-Friendly initiative continues to make great strides to support older adults and people living with Dementia and a few of those accomplishments are highlighted in a ‘Year Two’ achievements report. Among the exciting changes...
by James Fuccione | Jul 24, 2019 | News and Updates
Communities across Massachusetts have established Memory Cafes, which are free social programs for people living with dementia and those who care about them. An updated version of the Memory Cafe Toolkit for those starting or maintaining these programs is now live at...