Join EOEA, MHAC for Meeting on Connecting “Villages” to the Age- and Dementia Friendly Movement

by James Fuccione | Jul 6, 2018 | Conferences

Please join the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative and the Executive Office of Elder Affairs in a set of presentations and a discussion related to how Age and Dementia Friendly communities can work together with Villages and other At-Home Associations. Hear...

MA DPH Releases Updated Data on Falls Among Older Adults

by James Fuccione | Jul 5, 2018 | Data and Reports

As a leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injury in the U.S. and Massachusetts, falls remain an area of focus for the healthy aging community in terms of prevention and reducing health care costs. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) recently issued a...

Healthy Aging Job Alert: Dementia Friendly MA Program Manager

by James Fuccione | Jul 5, 2018 | Jobs

Massachusetts Councils on Aging (MCOA) seeks a full-time (40 hours/week) Project Manager (PM) for the Dementia Friendly Massachusetts’ (DFM) Initiative.  The PM is responsible for ongoing implementation of a grass roots plan to engage 115 communities in becoming...

Healthy Aging Job Alert: Central Boston Elder Services Seeks CEO

by James Fuccione | Jul 2, 2018 | Jobs

Central Boston Elder Services, Inc. (CBES), a leading non-profit provider of services for elders in the Boston area, seeks an innovative and inspirational leader to serve as its next Chief Executive Officer (CEO). One of the state’s largest elder care organizations,...

2018 AARP Livability Index Provides Updated Data to Help Communities Become Age-Friendly

by James Fuccione | Jun 28, 2018 | Data and Reports, News and Updates

AARP continues to roll out new and updated resources to assist communities in becoming more age-friendly. The 2018 Livability Index is the latest tool that provides cities and towns with a “livability score” based on a variety of data points. Similar to...