by James Fuccione | Nov 19, 2024 | News and Updates
Following closures of pharmacies in Boston neighborhoods, and to improve access to a range of health and wellness services, the Boston AgeStrong Commission teamed up with the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts and Lyft on the “Holistic Health Access...
by James Fuccione | Nov 19, 2024 | News and Updates
The Healey-Driscoll Administration recognized November as Family Caregiver Month and announced that Massachusetts is set to receive $490,000 in grant funding from the Administration for Community Living to support family caregivers. The award will be used over a...
by James Fuccione | Nov 18, 2024 | Conferences, News and Updates
AARP Livable Communities Team recently hosted a virtual workshop titled, “Designing for People of All Ages” and released a recap summary with age-friendly design examples and resources that may be useful and informative to communities working to become...
by James Fuccione | Nov 13, 2024 | News and Updates
Coming off Veterans’ Day, AARP Livable Communities highlighted a collection of AARP resources geared at supporting veterans and their families. This collection may be helpful to communities working to become more age- and dementia friendly to better engage and...
by James Fuccione | Nov 13, 2024 | Data and Reports
Grandparents who see their grandkids more often were less likely to say they feel isolated or say they lack companionship, according to new data from the National Poll on Healthy Aging at University of Michigan. In all, the poll shows, 60% of adults aged 50 and over...
