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...
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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,...
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Local Cultural Council Program
Mass Cultural Council funds and manages a network of 329 Local Cultural Councils (LCCs) across the state, representing every city and town in the Commonwealth. Each council awards money based on individual community cultural needs, assessed and set by council members....
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Community Compact IT Grant, America Walks
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative encourages communities working to become more age- and dementia friendly to consider the following funding opportunities: Community Compact IT Grant Program: Open Sept 15th-Oct. 15 Recently, MHAC shared the availability of...
Alzheimer’s Association Announces September Virtual Events
The Alzheimer's Association of MA/NH released their September calendar of virtual events that offer support and guidance to caregivers and people living with dementia, but those working to advance age- and dementia friendly communities may be interested to help inform...
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Community Compact Program – Age and Dementia Friendly Best Practices
The Baker Administration's Community Compact Best Practices Program - a voluntary, mutual agreement entered into between the Baker-Polito Administration and individual cities and towns of the Commonwealth - opened August 15 and will remain so until the funding is...
Housing Navigator Massachusetts Announces the Launch of its Statewide Innovative Affordable Housing Search Tool
Cambridge-based, tech nonprofit Housing Navigator Massachusetts, Inc. [HNMI] announced the launch of its affordable housing search tool today, the first website search tool of its kind to be offered in the state. The effort is a public private partnership announced in...
The Home Alone Alliance from AARP Aims to Provide Info for Caregivers and Better Healthcare Connections
Convened by the AARP Public Policy Institute, the Home Alone AllianceSM is a partnership of public, private, and nonprofit sector organizations coming together to create guidance for healthcare professionals who engage with family caregivers and tools for family...
Baker Administration Announces $139 Million to Boost Affordable Rental Housing, Including Older Adults
The Baker Administration announced affordable housing awards for 28 projects in 21 communities across the Commonwealth intended to advance the development of 1,526 new rental units, including 1,346 rental units affordable for low- and extremely low-income households....