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 November and December 2019 on the momentum of this movement building across the state.
- SRPEDD to Produce Housing Production Plan (The Wanderer – southeastern MA)
- AARP dubs Swampscott ‘age-friendly community (Wicked Local – Swampscott Reporter)
- Town Manager Lisa Wong reflects on her first year (Daily Times Chronicle)
- Worcester Day Care Moves to a Nursing Home (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
- AARP Steps in to Help Swampscott All Ages Committee (Lynn Daily Item)
- Opinion – Age will be Served in Swampscott (Lynn Daily Item)
- Higher Education Holds Key to More Age-Friendly Society, Publication Says (Gerontological Society of America)
- The Best Cities That Support Healthy Aging (The Ladders)
- Don’t Just Stand There – Volunteer! (The Berkshire Edge)
- LeBlanc and Potter Present Research on Dog Walking and Health (Inside UMass)
- LGBTQ-supported senior housing project announced in Boston (McKnight’s Senior Living)
- The Aging of Martha’s Vineyard: Cost, Benefits and Opportunities (Martha’s Vineyard Times)
- A Push to Aid Healthy Aging (Harvard Gazette)
- WesternMass ElderCare grant to help Spanish-speaking caregivers for those with dementia (MassLive)
- Serving Seniors 2019 Celebrates Those Who Make a Difference (Somerville Times)
- New Report Identifies Senior Transportation Needs (Wicked Local Watertown)
- The Aging of Martha’s Vineyard: What History Teaches Us (Martha’s Vineyard Times)
- FRCOG Workshop to Explore Age-Friendly Communities (Greenfield Reporter)
- RightSize Newton to Fight Council’s Decision on Northland Development (Wicked Local – Newton Tab)
- Watertown Transportation Initiative for Seniors to Pilot New Program (Wicked Local Watertown)
- FRCOG to Explore Age-Friendly Communities Tuesday (Greenfield Recorder)
- Editorial: Helping our Economically Insecure Seniors (Hampshire Gazette)
- The Aging of Martha’s Vineyard: Economic Benefits (Martha’s Vineyard Times)
- Officials and Town Leaders Discuss Age-Friendly Ideas (Greenfield Recorder)
- As Nursing Homes Dwindle, South Shore Town Bracing for a Population Determined to Age at Home (Patriot Ledger)
- Editorial: What do Seniors Want? (Greenfield Recorder)
- The Aging of Martha’s Vineyard: Discerning Aging’s Social Benefits (Martha’s Vineyard Times)
- Local Programs get Tufts Health Plan Foundation Grant (Leominster Champion)
- The Aging of Martha’s Vineyard: Planning Now for the Inevitable (Martha’s Vineyard Times)
- Age-Friendliness (Greenfield Recorder)
- Winchester Commits to Being an Age-Friendly Community (Wicked Local Winchester)