The 2025 Massachusetts Healthy Aging Data Report was released today, revealing trends and disparities in the health of older adults throughout the state. The report presents a detailed picture of aging in Massachusetts that’s provided nowhere else: a...
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AARP Research Examines Consumer Awareness, Experiences with Fraud
A recent report from AARP Research dives into survey results that examine U.S. adults’ sentiments about fraud and fraud victims in our society, their experiences with fraud, and what they are currently doing to protect themselves. Theft through fraud has risen...
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging: Dementia Friends Mass., Technology Learning Collaborative
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following events from our Statewide Network of partners: Join Upcoming Sessions hosted by Dementia Friends Massachusetts Dementia Friends is a global public awareness program that helps everyone...
MassHealth Nutrition Program Reduces Health Care Costs and Hospital Visits According to UMass Chan Medical School Study
MassHealth’s nutrition services program that provides nutritious food to its members has had positive results, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at UMass Chan Medical School. Findings show that participating individuals were significantly less...
2025 Future of Benefits Report Released by Care.Com
The fifth annual Future of Benefits Report from Care.com explores the prevalence of employee burnout and the linkages with family caregiving, but also the solutions for employers of recognizing the issue and offering benefits and support to their workers. While 84% of...
Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: Mass. AGO, Mass. Office on Disability, Safe Streets for All, Mass Cultural Council, Mass Broadband Institute
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that support inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Local Consumer Program, Mass. Attorney General's Office (deadline, April 30th) The Office of the...
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following events from our Statewide Network of partners: Caring for the Caregiver Webinar Series – The Empowered Caregiver: Communicating Effectively with Individuals Living with Dementia, hosted...
Report: The State of Public Space in 2025
Project for Public Spaces, a nationwide organization promoting placemaking and activation of public community spaces, invited a growing group of public space professionals—including planners, designers, place managers, public officials, artists, researchers,...
AARP Releases Updated Results and Resources from 2024 Home & Community Preferences Survey
Adults 50-plus share a common thread: they continue to be steadfast in their desire to live independently in their homes and communities throughout their lifetime, according to new findings released as part of AARP's Home & Community Preferences Survey. To help...
Report “Can Intergenerational Connection Heal Us?” Includes Massachusetts-Based Programs and Orgs
CoGenerate, an organization promoting intergenerational activity to address pressing social problems, released a report "Can Intergenerational Connection Heal Us" that includes communities of practice from Massachusetts. The report focuses on solutions to loneliness...