The Massachusetts Councils on Aging (MCOA) is pleased to announce it is seeking applications for funding of Dementia and Age-Friendly Capacity Building Grants. The MCOA is using state Service Incentive Grant for SFY’18 from the Executive Office of Elder Affairs to...
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April is Healthcare Decisions Month: Come Join the Celebration
To recognize April as Healthcare Decisions Month, the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative became an Alliance Partner of Honoring Choices Massachusetts and will work on connecting their resources and Ambassadors to Age and Dementia Friendly Community efforts....
Age-Friendly Funding Opportunity Round-up
Proof of momentum in the Age-Friendly movement can be seen with new communities joining the network of cities and towns, but also with the funding opportunities that advance not only local efforts, but also the broader healthy aging work of stakeholders. The Healthy...
Age-Friendly News Clips: March/April
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 the month of March and early April on the...
EOEA to Host Statewide Listening Sessions on New Home Care Worker Registry Bill
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs (EOEA) will host a series of public statewide listening sessions on recent changes to Massachusetts General Law (M.G.L.) specifically, Chapter 139 of the Acts of 2017 requiring EOEA to create a Home Care Worker...
AARP Revives Community Challenge Grant Program
Recognizing that it takes time to build great communities, but also that quick action can spark longer-term progress, AARP launched the AARP Community Challenge to fund projects that build momentum for change in communities to improve livability for all local...
AARP Releases New Community Listening Session Toolkit
Cities and towns that are in the beginning phases of the Age-Friendly Community journey now have a new resource to help gather vital feedback and input to identify strengths and areas of opportunity. AARP Livable Communities has released the second book in their...
Innovation@Home: A Contest and a Call for Age-Friendly Housing Practices that Work
The World Health Organization Global Network of Age-Friendly Communities and Grantmakers in Aging are collaborating on a competition and a call for age-friendly housing practices that can inspire action around the world by showing what can be done and how it can be...
The Role of CDCs in the Age-Friendly Movement
If the aim of the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations sounds familiar, it is because MACDC and their member Community Development Corporations across Massachusetts make excellent partners for Age-Friendly Community efforts. MACDC...
High Turnover and Capacity Issues Revealed in Home Care Workforce Survey
New survey results of the state's home care workforce reveal that home care agencies, on average, are only able to retain three of the 18 workers typically hired over a three month period. With funding from the Tufts Health Plan Foundation, the Home Care Aide Council...