by James Fuccione | Jan 25, 2023 | News and Updates
The Department of Housing and Community Development is pleased to announce the opening of the 2023 Housing Choice Communities Designation application. Age-and dementia friendly community efforts that include improving housing options are encouraged to support and...
by James Fuccione | Jan 25, 2023 | News and Updates
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative encourages stakeholders and communities involved in the age- and dementia friendly movement to check out the following upcoming events: Technology Learning Collaborative for Healthy Aging (1/31) Join the Technology...
by James Fuccione | Jan 18, 2023 | News and Updates
The AARP Community Challenge provides small grants to fund quick-action projects that can help communities become more livable for people of all ages. In 2023, the AARP Community Challenge is accepting applications across three different grant opportunities, two of...
by James Fuccione | Jan 18, 2023 | Data and Reports
Johns Hopkins researchers found isolated older adults have a 28 percent greater risk of developing dementia than do their counterparts who are not socially isolated. In what may the first study of a longitudinal association between social isolation and incident...
by James Fuccione | Jan 18, 2023 | Data and Reports
Nearly all older workers seek and choose employment with meaning, according to a new report from AARP, but the COVID-19 pandemic made people realize the importance of a better work-life balance – more so than doing work that is meaningful. The report, called...
