City of Boston Launches Age- and Dementia Friendly Business Designation

by James Fuccione | Jul 9, 2018 | News and Updates, Stories from the Field

Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the City of Boston’s Commission on Affairs of the Elderly  launched their Age and Dementia-Friendly Business designation, a new pilot program that encourages local businesses to make their spaces and services more inclusive for people...

Healthy Aging Job Alert: Home Care Aide Council Seeks Executive Director

by James Fuccione | Jul 9, 2018 | Jobs

The Home Care Aide Council announces an opportunity for an energetic, driven leader to support the legislative and policy initiatives of the organization. The Executive Director drives the organization’s vision, while meeting the expectations of our membership and...

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...