by James Fuccione | Jan 26, 2022 | News and Updates
Cities of Service launched the Experience Matters program in 2019 in partnership with AARP where five participating cities engaged residents aged 50+ to tackle public problems. Each city received $30,000 and technical assistance from Cities of Service. Full-time...
by James Fuccione | Jan 19, 2022 | Data and Reports, News and Updates
To inform the ReiMAgine Aging; Year 3 Progress Report, which will look to capture the incredible age- and dementia friendly work of 2021, the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is joining the Executive Office of Elder Affairs in asking its statewide network and...
by James Fuccione | Jan 19, 2022 | News and Updates
There are always opportunities to access education and training that can help your community or organization become more age- and dementia friendly. Check out the following events listed below: City of Boston Alzheimer’s Community Forum (via Zoom: Feb. 8th,...
by James Fuccione | Jan 19, 2022 | Data and Reports
In a “spotlight” research report, AARP’s Public Policy Institute advocates for separating medication literacy from health literacy as 86 percent of adults ages 65 and older regularly take at least one prescription medication and the average Medicare...
by James Fuccione | Jan 18, 2022 | News and Updates
As age-and dementia friendly communities, municipal partners and other stakeholders continue to engage the public to accommodate those attending in-person and remote, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) developed the “Hybrid Engagement Hub” with...