Age-Friendly Funding Alerts – Hometown Grants, Community Compact Best Practices, Community Transit Grant

by James Fuccione | Oct 22, 2024 | News and Updates

The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that help support inclusive age-and dementia friendly communities: Community Compact Best Practices Program The Community Compact Best Practices Program is...

Attorney General’s Office Seeks Community Feedback To Inform Drafting Of Assisted Living Residences Regulations

by James Fuccione | Oct 22, 2024 | News and Updates

The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is seeking public feedback to inform drafting consumer protection regulations for assisted living residences in Massachusetts. Members of the public can provide comments to the AGO through an online form,...

Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging: Let’s Talk About Dementia and Culture 2024, Mass. Caregiver Coalition Breakfast

by James Fuccione | Oct 22, 2024 | News and Updates

The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following events by partners in our network that support inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: “Let’s Talk about Dementia and Culture 2024,” hosted by Dementia Friends...

Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Groundbreaking Partnership with Utility Companies to Lower Costs for Hundreds of Thousands of Households

by James Fuccione | Oct 22, 2024 | News and Updates

The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced a groundbreaking agreement between MassHealth, the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA), and five statewide utility companies. The partnership will deliver automatic discounts on utility bills for hundreds of...

Massachusetts Communities Recognized in AARP’s Livability Index

by James Fuccione | Oct 16, 2024 | Data and Reports, News and Updates

Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville were among the Massachusetts communities that showed up in AARP’s Livability Index “Top 100” that represent strong scores for being age-friendly. The AARP Livability Index Tool was recently updated and draws on more...