Upcoming Events: Caring for the Caregiver, Let’s Talk About Dementia and Culture 2022

by James Fuccione | Nov 8, 2022 | Conferences, News and Updates

The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative encourages stakeholders and communities involved in the age- and dementia friendly movement to check out the following upcoming events: Caring for the Caregiver Series – November 18th Join the next webinars in the...

Celebrating and Recognizing November as National Family Caregivers Month

by James Fuccione | Nov 2, 2022 | Uncategorized

Celebrated every November, National Family Caregivers Month (NFCM) is a time to recognize and honor family caregivers across the country. It offers an opportunity to raise awareness of caregiving issues, educate communities, and increase support for caregivers. In...

Register for ‘Let’s Talk About Dementia and Culture 2022, Dementia Awareness Training for First Responders

by James Fuccione | Nov 2, 2022 | News and Updates

Dementia affects every community, but not in the same way. Join Dementia Friends Massachusetts for a conversation about disparities, different needs, and specific strengths in many cultural and linguistic communities. Dementia educators and advocates in Black/African...

AARP Promotes ‘Disaster Resilience’ Toolkit Alongside FEMA Funding Opportunity

by James Fuccione | Nov 2, 2022 | News and Updates

Following up on a resource released over the summer intended to help age/dementia friendly communities and local leaders reduce disaster risk and better protect older adults, AARP is revamping promotion of the toolkit with a funding opportunity from the Federal...

Shaw’s and Star Market Join Massachusetts’ SNAP Online Purchasing Program

by James Fuccione | Nov 2, 2022 | News and Updates

The Baker Administration recently announced that Massachusetts residents who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits can now use their Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) SNAP benefits to buy groceries online from Shaw’s and Star Market, two...