As reported in the Boston Globe, an updated Elder Economic Insecurity report finds more than six out of ten older adults in Massachusetts living alone, and three out of ten living in two-person households, cannot afford the basic necessities of life such as food,...
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New “Massachusetts Caregiver Coalition” Launched by Leaders in Business, Health Care, Education & Government
Leaders from business, health care, education and state government launched a new "Massachusetts Caregiver Coalition," a collaboration that includes businesses from diverse industry sectors working with the state to assess and address the needs of unpaid family...
‘All in Together’ Report Examines Intergenerational Shared Spaces to Benefit Young and Old
For any Age- and Dementia Friendly Community advocating for intergenerational shared spaces and programming, a new report called “All In Together: Creating Spaces Where Young and Old Thrive” by Generations United and The Eisner Foundation provides some useful tools...
Milken Institute Highlights Massachusetts in ‘Age-Forward Cities’ Report
According the the Milken Institute, the urban landscape already holds resources—human, organizational, and technological—that can transform aging lives. From intergenerational mixed-use neighborhoods to smart city technologies and integrated housing and healthcare...
New Report Shows Widening Housing Inequality Among Older Adults
Housing inequality is becoming increasingly evident among older Americans as the number of older households climbs to unprecedented levels, according to Housing America’s Older Adults 2019, a new report being released by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies....
First-of-its-Kind Rural Policy Plan for Massachusetts Includes Age-Friendly in Recommendations
The state's Rural Policy Advisory Commission engaged in a comprehensive program of research and outreach over a two-year period, including listening sessions at ten locations across the Commonwealth in late 2018 and continuing in 2019 with over 20 focused stakeholder...
Report: UMass Studies Risk Factors for Older Pedestrian Injuries and Fatalities in MA
The number of pedestrian crashes in the United States has increased in the past two decades. According to a new report from UMass-Boston's Gerontology Institute, the percentage of older pedestrian crash rates has also increased during that span. Their report included...
Healthy Aging in Motion: New Resource from MHAC, MassMobility Highlights Transportation Examples and Creative Partnerships
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative and MassMobility are partnering to help municipalities and organizations overcome transportation barriers – starting by recognizing the creative and effective work already underway in communities across the Commonwealth. A...
CDC Releases Spanish Language Infographics on Caregiving and Subjective Cognitive Decline
In concert with National Hispanic Heritage Month, CDC has released Spanish Language versions of Caregiving and Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD) Infographics using 2015–2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data. The Spanish language infographics...
TIME: As America Ages, Fewer Older Adults Provided Home-Delivered and Group Meals
TIME Magazine published an article examining a national trend of an aging population contrasted with support for home-delivered and group meals that lag behind the demographic shift and inflation. The article notes that "the biggest chunk of [Older Americans Act]...