Caring Across States is a new research from AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving, which reveals how place can affect the caregiving experience, uncovering stark differences in financial strain, care intensity, and available support in states across the U.S....
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‘The People Say’ Project Provides Data and Insights Helpful for Age- and Dementia Friendly Efforts
The People Say is an online research hub that features first-hand insights from older adults and caregivers on the issues most important to them, as well as feedback from experts on policies affecting older adults. Communities working to become more age- and dementia...
Longevity and Income Disparities Highlighted in Report from LTSS Center @UMass-Boston, NCOA
A new report that updates previous studies from the National Council on Aging (NCOA) and LeadingAge LTSS Center @ UMass Boston reveals older adults with the fewest financial resources die, on average, nine years earlier than those with the greatest wealth. NCOA and...
‘Faces of MassHealth: Coverage Across the Commonwealth’ Published by BCBS Foundation
New data goes beyond the topline statistics often used to characterize those served by MassHealth in order to paint a fuller, more meaningful picture of the more than one in four Massachusetts residents enrolled in the program. Released by Blue Cross Blue Shield...
‘Building Homes. Building Futures” Report Details Housing Challenges and Solutions in Western Mass.
While housing issues show up in communities across the state, the "Building Homes. Building Futures" study provides an updated, comprehensive look at housing in four western Massachusetts counties—Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire. Led by Wayfinders and...
Mass. Law Reform Institute Shares Federal Policy Impacts on Older Adults in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative convenes quarterly Statewide Network Meetings that focus on timely issues and are aimed at connecting age- and dementia friendly community efforts with knowledge, resources, funding opportunities and more. The most recent...
NAC Report Calls for Integrating Family Caregivers in Care Delivery and Design
Family caregivers provide an estimated $600 billion in unpaid care annually and are essential to patient outcomes. Nearly one in four Americans serves in this capacity, often without training, support, or formal recognition, according to the Caregiving in the US 2025...
Two Reports Detail Impact of Federal Actions on MassHealth and SNAP
Reports from Boston Indicators with analysis by Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI) and from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts with Urban Institute data detail impacts of federal actions on those benefitting from MassHealth and SNAP. While neither report...
Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Aging Releases 2025-2030 Strategic Plan
The Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Aging has released its 2025-2030 Strategic Plan outlining the long-term vision and work of the Commission. The 2025-2030 Strategic Plan is a roadmap for the continued work of the Commission to realize a future in which all LGBTQ...
New Climate Resilience Playbook Can Help Age- and Dementia Friendly Communities Include Older Adults in Planning Projects
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) developed the “Climate Resilience Playbook” (“the Playbook”) to to serve as a starting point for municipalities at various stages of preparing for climate impacts. Communities across Massachusetts are experiencing rapidly...