One in five Americans are providing care to an adult or a child because of a health care need or functional disability, according to a report from the National Alliance for Caregiving, the Diverse Elders Coalition and the National Minority Quality Forum. The report,...
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‘Quick and Creative Street Projects’ Report from Barr, Solomon Foundations Display Impact of Local Projects
Among the ways communities adapted during the pandemic was to make simple, but impactful changes to streets and public spaces that spurred economic activity, improved walkability and enhanced safe gathering spaces. The Barr Foundation and the Lawrence and Lillian...
Seeking Statewide Input for the ReiMAgine Aging Year Three Progress Report
The Executive Office of Elder Affairs is leading a team that is looking to capture the incredible age- and dementia-friendly work done across the Commonwealth for our collective annual progress report for ReiMAgine Aging, the Age-Friendly Massachusetts Action Plan....
AARP Announces Results of 2021 Home and Community Preferences Survey alongside ADU Resource
A national poll of nearly 3,000 people in the U.S. conducted in June finds most older adults adjusted their lifestyles to maintain their health and community connectedness. The 2021 Home and Community Survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago for AARP,...
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Initial Report to Congress Now Available
On November 16, 2021, appropriately during National Family Caregiving Month, the Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren released its initial report to Congress. This report outlines the joys, challenges, gaps, and unmet needs faced by kin and...
Age-Friendly University Work Strengthened with Tools for Advancing Age-Inclusivity in Higher Education
With support from AARP, the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and its Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE) designed a toolkit to provide resources to advance age inclusivity in institutions of higher education. The suite of tools can be used by...
Pandemic’s Impact on Chelsea and the City’s Response, Including Older Adults, Highlighted in New Report
The City of Chelsea was featured among six communities in a report conducted by FSG and promoted by the Mass. Healthy Aging Collaborative, Tufts Health Plan Foundation and Executive Office of Elder Affairs on pandemic response that supported older adults. Now, a new...
NADTC Releases Report Based on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Transportation Survey
In a previous blog post, MHAC shared the highlights from a national equity, diversity and inclusion transportation survey released by the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC). That organization has followed up with the full results from that...
NADTC to Announce Full Results of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Transportation Survey
In a previous post, MHAC promoted some highlights shared by the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Transportation Survey. That organization is hosting a webinar to release the full results. NADTC will publish...
AARP Survey Highlights Tech Adoption and Perceived Barriers Among Grandparents
During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, significantly more grandparents than non-grandparents purchased smartphones (32% vs. 22%) and Smart TVs (24% vs. 11%) than they did in the 12-months prior, according to AARP research. Ranking the top barriers to...