Periodically, the Healthy Aging Collaborative will share news articles that mention state and local efforts to make cities, towns and regions in Massachusetts Age- and Dementia Friendly. Check out the following articles from August 2019 on the momentum of this...
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AARP Shares Materials and Presentations from Rural Livability Conference
Back in June, AARP hosted a Rural Livability Conference, which touched on a range of issues from housing and transportation to broadband access and extreme weather preparedness. In their latest Livable Communities newsletter, AARP announced that they have made the...
Health Care Planning Ambassador Workshops From Honoring Choices MA
To kick-off the season, Honoring Choices Massachusetts is co-hosting a series of Health Care Planning Ambassador Workshops all over the state to empower care providers and community professional to start early and effective care planning conversations with adults...
Deadlines Approaching for Several Age- and Dementia Friendly Funding Opportunities
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative promotes funding opportunities to help communities kick-start Age- and Dementia Friendly activities, advance their work, or accomplish action items relative to issues like transportation. September is a busy month for...
Resources for ‘National Senior Center Month’ in September now Available
This September, the National Institute of Senior Centers (NISC) is demonstrating how senior centers are integral parts of aging well. Senior centers are a key asset for individuals to age healthily, and also for communities to properly support older adults. NISC and...
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]...
Medicare Plan Finder Gets an Update from CMS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a modernized and redesigned Medicare Plan Finder, which is the most used tool on Medicare.gov. The Medicare Plan Finder allows users to shop and compare Medicare Advantage and Part D plans. The updated...
Municipal Advocate Magazine Dedicated to Age- and Dementia Friendly Community Movement
The Municipal Advocate magazine, published and distributed by the Massachusetts Municipal Association (MMA) to thousands of municipal and state officials across the Commonwealth, features the Age- and Dementia Friendly community movement in its latest edition. The...
Age- and Dementia Friendly Funding Alert: DoN Community Health Funds
The Massachusetts Community Health and Healthy Aging Funds (the Funds) are committed to disrupting and removing barriers to health – structural and institutional racism, poverty, and deep power imbalances – through community-centered policy, systems, and environmental...
American Planning Association Accepting National Planning Awards Submissions for 2020
The American Planning Association's National Planning Awards honor planning efforts, initiatives, and individuals working to make communities of lasting value for all. Award recipients are celebrated annually at APA's National Planning Conference during a special...