AARP Massachusetts is pleased to announce two winners of the AARP Community Challenge, a grant program designed to fund projects that spark change and improve the quality of life at the local community level. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Stoneham and Wakefield...
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MIT AgeLab Recruiting High School Students for OMEGA Summit
The MIT AgeLab is recruiting high school students across New England for the OMEGA Summit, a fun, informative, and collaborative event on October 21, 2017. According to their website, OMEGA is an MIT AgeLab initiative designed to foster multigenerational connections...
Senior services symposium focuses on redefining housing for our aging population
Registration is now open for an upcoming senior services symposium to assist housing professionals, service providers, policy makers and others concerned about ensuring that older adults can actively age in community. Older Adults, New Ground: Redefining Housing for...
MetroWest Health Foundation Fall RFP Includes Age- and Dementia Friendly Support
As part of its Fall Request for Proposals, the MetroWest Health Foundation will be awarding grants to communities in their coverage area that focus on Healthy Aging, which includes support for Age- and Dementia Friendly efforts. The support aligns with the final phase...
BBJ Viewpoint: New Approaches Needed to Address Workforce Challenges
An aging population means an aging workforce, but an Op-Ed in the Boston Business Journal explains how this is not so much a challenge as it is an economic benefit as well as a chance to reverse ageist attitudes. Lydia Greene, SVP, Chief Human Resources Officer for...
Enter Your Age- and Dementia Friendly Efforts for Mass Municipal Association Innovation Award
More and more cities and towns across the state are taking up Age- and Dementia Friendly commitments and now communities have a chance to be recognized by the Massachusetts Municipal Association for that work through the organization's annual Innovation Awards. Mass...
Brandeis University Hosting Healthy Aging Conference
The Brandeis Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (BOLLI) will host Adventures in Creative Retirement at Brandeis University on Sept. 9, 2017 with a focus on healthy aging and aging in community. The all-day conference brings together dynamic thought leadership on issues...
MeHI and Elder Affairs Seek Guidance on Advanced Care Planning Technology
The Massachusetts eHealth Institute (MeHI’s) has announced a Request for Information for Sharing of Advanced Care Planning Documents (“RFI”) at this link: RFI for Sharing of ACP Documents. MeHI is working in collaboration with other stakeholders, including the MA...
New Report Guides Efforts to Build Age- and Dementia Friendly Communities
Over the past seven months, we’ve worked closely to align the efforts of the Collaborative with our partners working to build age- and dementia friendly communities across the Commonwealth. Using as a guide the "Better Together" Report from AARP that crosswalks the...
Boston Globe: Many of state’s elderly struggle to pay their bills
A recent Boston Globe article highlighted the state's struggling performance on the elder economic security index, a tool developed by UMass Boston and promoted by healthy aging advocates. As the article states, "More than 60 percent of single older adults in the...