The 2025 Massachusetts Healthy Aging Data Report was released today, revealing trends and disparities in the health of older adults throughout the state. The report presents a detailed picture of aging in Massachusetts that’s provided nowhere else: a...
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AARP Research Examines Consumer Awareness, Experiences with Fraud
A recent report from AARP Research dives into survey results that examine U.S. adults’ sentiments about fraud and fraud victims in our society, their experiences with fraud, and what they are currently doing to protect themselves. Theft through fraud has risen...
MassHealth Nutrition Program Reduces Health Care Costs and Hospital Visits According to UMass Chan Medical School Study
MassHealth’s nutrition services program that provides nutritious food to its members has had positive results, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at UMass Chan Medical School. Findings show that participating individuals were significantly less...
2025 Future of Benefits Report Released by Care.Com
The fifth annual Future of Benefits Report from Care.com explores the prevalence of employee burnout and the linkages with family caregiving, but also the solutions for employers of recognizing the issue and offering benefits and support to their workers. While 84% of...
Report: The State of Public Space in 2025
Project for Public Spaces, a nationwide organization promoting placemaking and activation of public community spaces, invited a growing group of public space professionals—including planners, designers, place managers, public officials, artists, researchers,...
AARP Releases Updated Results and Resources from 2024 Home & Community Preferences Survey
Adults 50-plus share a common thread: they continue to be steadfast in their desire to live independently in their homes and communities throughout their lifetime, according to new findings released as part of AARP's Home & Community Preferences Survey. To help...
Report “Can Intergenerational Connection Heal Us?” Includes Massachusetts-Based Programs and Orgs
CoGenerate, an organization promoting intergenerational activity to address pressing social problems, released a report "Can Intergenerational Connection Heal Us" that includes communities of practice from Massachusetts. The report focuses on solutions to loneliness...
Emerging Federal Policy, Potential Implications for Subsidized Health Insurance Programs in Massachusetts
A data "chart pack" from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation describes the potential threats to subsidized health insurance coverage and financing in Massachusetts under the new federal administration. According to their data, 19% of adults age 65 and...
Older Adult Homelessness Trends Highlighted by Bipartisan Policy Center
More than 104,000 people aged 55-64 and 42,150 people over 64 were counted as homeless and nearly half were unsheltered, according to analysis of the Bipartisan Policy Center of 2024 data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD released its...
NAC Policy Brief: The Role of Medicaid in Supporting Family Caregivers
The National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) is a non-profit coalition of national organizations who share a vision of a society that values, supports and empowers family caregivers to thrive at home, work and life. NAC recently released "Policy Brief: The Role of...