The National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) 2023 Innovations Showcase, newly released, presents 14 innovative transportation practices selected from a nationwide competition. The Showcase profiles out-of-the-box thinking in six categories:...
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AARP Highlights Age-Friendly Work by Northern Hilltown Consortium in Mass.
The AARP Livable Communities team highlighted the Northern Hilltown Consortium on their website and newsletter. The seven-community collaboration is an Age-Friendly Region and has made great progress in addressing digital equity among older adults. Brief case studies...
Report: Suicide Rates Are High And Rising Among Older Adults In The US
Research from The Brookings Institution published by Health Affairs offers insights into how policymakers can build a stronger behavioral health system to serve all older adults in America. This and a broader set of work on the topic is supported through the SCAN...
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following events by partners in our network that support inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: BEAD Challenge Process Webinar, Mass Broadband Institute - April 4th from 11am to 12 pm...
Healey-Driscoll Administration’s 2024 State Workforce Agenda Includes Older Workers, Caregivers
The Healey-Driscoll administration released the Massachusetts’ Workforce Agenda, Meeting the Moment to Attract, Retain, and Develop a Future Workforce, which includes older workers and caregivers among its key strategies. The outline of the administration’s vision,...
Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: Upcoming Deadline for Healthy Aging Fund
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that help support inclusive age-and dementia friendly communities: Community Health and Healthy Aging Funds, deadline 3/29 The deadline is approaching for the...
Center for American Progress: Promoting Economic Advancement for Older Women in the Workplace
New analysis by the Center for American Progress (CAP) shows the significant ways that women’s experiences in the labor market over their life course differ from men’s. The report, "Promoting Economic Advancement for Older Women in the Workplace," shows that women...
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following events by partners in our network that support inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Caring for the Caregiver Webinar Series: Programs that may Assist Families with Medicare...
MA Alzheimer’s Advisory Council Seeking Dementia Caregivers to Help the Understand the Financial Impact of Dementia on Individuals and Families
The Massachusetts Alzheimer’s Advisory Council would like to improve its understanding of the financial implications of dementia. It is looking to caregivers of people living with dementia and/or individuals living with dementia to attain this knowledge. This...
AARP Updates Livable Communities Map
AARP's Livable Communities team made updates to the organization's free, interactive AARP Livable Communities Map, which showcases communities enrolled in the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities as well as local community-improving projects implemented...