The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that can support inclusive age-and dementia friendly community efforts. Mass in Motion, Mass. Department of Public Health - LOI due October 18 The Massachusetts...
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MACDC Creates ‘Guide to Reading a Hospital’s Community Benefits Report’
The Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations (MACDC) created a Guide To Reading A Hospital’s Community Benefits Report. Age and dementia friendly community coalitions are among the community-based partners that can use this guide, which is...
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging: ReiMAgine Aging Summit, Caring for the Caregiver, MHAC Advisory Council
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative invites our stakeholders to check out the following upcoming events that promote the age- and dementia friendly community movement: ReiMAgine Age and Dementia Friendly Summit Join us for a virtual summit to IDENTIFY...
Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll Reviews Five Years of Progress with ‘Salem for All Ages”
In a recent editorial in the Salem News, Mayor Kim Driscoll marked the five year anniversary of Salem's age-friendly action plan as well as the creation of the "Salem for All Ages" initiative. Mayor Driscoll proudly marked off a list of notable accomplishments that...
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MCOA Elder Mental Health Outreach Team RFP, Reminders on Previously Announced Opportunities
The Massachusetts Councils on Aging (MCOA) continues to be committed to advancing the health and well-being of older adults through offering access to timely flexible behavioral health services. Considering how older adults have been seriously impacted by the COVID-19...
MHAC, EOEA, and Aging Service Access Points Restart ‘Senior Days’ Partnership with Registry of Motor Vehicles
Following up on a successful partnership that engaged more than 1,700 older adults across the state in 2020, the "Senior Days" program that sets aside time for older adults to conduct business at their local RMV will once again host staff from aging service access...
CDC launches COVID-19 Resources for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
The COVID-19 pandemic has created unique challenges for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). To address them, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) created a COVID-19 toolkit with communication resources explaining in plain...
Baker Administration Announces Expanded Vaccine Requirement for Long-Term Care Providers and Home Care Workers
The Baker Administration announced plans to require COVID-19 vaccination for all staff at rest homes, assisted living residences (ALRs), hospice programs, as well as for home care workers (HCWs) providing in-home, direct care services. The plan to expand the vaccine...
Resources for Advocates Serving Older Immigrants Shared by National Center on Law & Elder Rights
In light of the arrival of new immigrants from Afghanistan, the National Center on Law & Elder Rights (NCLER) has collected and shared resources for advocates to help deliver trauma-informed services and better understand eligibility issues, available services,...
SAMHSA Offers Supports to Veterans, Service Members, and Caregivers
For age-friendly communities working to support local older veterans or work with community-based veterans' agents, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is highlighting a need for attention to service members, Veterans,...