The growing number of older adults in Massachusetts and nationally are running up against a lack of affordable housing options and the situation is already in crisis mode, according to Len Fishman, director of the UMass Boston Gerontology Institute. In the Gerontology...
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RWJ Foundation Announces Funding for Social Isolation Solutions
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has announced a unique call for proposals for solutions adapted from international models to combat social isolation. The opportunity, which is dubbed "Developing Solutions for Social isolation in the U.S.: Learning from the...
MHAC Offers Comments on AGO Community Benefits Guidelines
Following a series of public meetings and listening sessions held across the state, the Attorney General's Office (AGO) will be working towards revised Community Benefits Guidelines for non profit acute care hospitals and health maintenance organizations with input...
National Poll on Healthy Aging Releases Report on Dementia Caregivers
With support from AARP, the University of Michigan launched the National Poll on Healthy Aging to help inform the public, health care providers, policymakers, and senior advocates on issues related to health, health care and health policy affecting Americans 50 years...
Bill Gates Investing $50 million in Alzheimer’s Research
Bill Gates revealed personal connections, the emotional costs, and a deep concern for the growing prevalence in Alzheimer's as some of the reasons behind his personal investment of $50 million to help find a treatment for the disease. In his blog, the billionaire...
Cape Ann Age- and Dementia Friendly Community Forums This Week
Spearheaded by SeniorCare Inc. and the North Shore Community Health Network, UMass Boston will be facilitating open discussions this week to kickoff the Cape Ann Age & Dementia Friendly process. Members from all aspects of the community are encouraged to attend,...
The Conversation Project Releases ‘Practice Makes Perfect’ Video
Discussing end-of-life care planning with loved ones is inherently difficult and not usually thought of as humorous, but the Conversation Project has released a video that finds the funny side of how people attempt to bring up the subject. The video - called "Practice...
November is National Family Caregivers Month
"Caregiving Around the Clock" is the theme announced by the Caregiver Action Network for National Family Caregiving Month through November 2017. The Caregiving Month webpage includes plenty of ways for organizations and providers to celebrate and raise awareness, and...
MA Legislature Holds Info Hearing on Alzheimer’s, Dementia Projections
The state legislature's Joint Committees on Public Health and Elder Affairs hosted an informational hearing titled "Alzheimer’s and Dementia as a Healthcare Crisis" with expert panels that included state officials, caregivers, researchers and statewide provider...
Tufts Health Plan Foundation Wins the 2017 Grantmakers in Aging Diversity Award
At its 35th anniversary annual conference, held in Boston, Grantmakers In Aging (GIA) presented the GIA Diversity Award for 2017 to the Tufts Health Plan Foundation. Jackie Jenkins-Scott, a member of the board of directors of Tufts Health Plan Foundation and former...