AARP Shares Materials and Presentations from Rural Livability Conference

by James Fuccione | Sep 4, 2019 | Conferences, News and Updates

Back in June, AARP hosted a Rural Livability Conference, which touched on a range of issues from housing and transportation to broadband access and extreme weather preparedness. In their latest Livable Communities newsletter, AARP announced that they have made the...

Health Care Planning Ambassador Workshops From Honoring Choices MA

by James Fuccione | Sep 4, 2019 | News and Updates

To kick-off the season, Honoring Choices Massachusetts is co-hosting a series of Health Care Planning Ambassador Workshops all over the state to empower care providers and community professional to start early and effective care planning conversations with adults...

Deadlines Approaching for Several Age- and Dementia Friendly Funding Opportunities

by James Fuccione | Aug 29, 2019 | News and Updates

The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative promotes funding opportunities to help communities kick-start Age- and Dementia Friendly activities, advance their work, or accomplish action items relative to issues like transportation. September is a busy month for...

Resources for ‘National Senior Center Month’ in September now Available

by James Fuccione | Aug 29, 2019 | News and Updates, Programs

This September, the National Institute of Senior Centers (NISC) is demonstrating how senior centers are integral parts of aging well. Senior centers are a key asset for individuals to age healthily, and also for communities to properly support older adults. NISC and...

TIME: As America Ages, Fewer Older Adults Provided Home-Delivered and Group Meals

by James Fuccione | Aug 28, 2019 | Data and Reports, News and Updates

TIME Magazine published an article examining a national trend of an aging population contrasted with support for home-delivered and group meals that lag behind the demographic shift and inflation. The article notes that “the biggest chunk of [Older Americans...