NEWS

Federal ‘Grandparents Raising Grandchildren’ Bill Signed into Law

U.S. Senate Aging Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Bob Casey (D-PA) applauded the signing of the Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act (S. 1091), legislation they authored that will create a one-stop-shop of resources to support...

Healthy Aging Job Alert: Tufts Health Plan Foundation, AARP, JF&CS

The Mass. Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following jobs from our partners at the Tufts Health Plan Foundation, AARP Massachusetts and Jewish Family & Children's Services. Program Associate - Tufts Health Plan Foundation  Under the direction...

Age-Friendly News Clips: Early July 2018

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 early July on the momentum of this movement...

City of Boston Launches Age- and Dementia Friendly Business Designation

Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the City of Boston's Commission on Affairs of the Elderly  launched their Age and Dementia-Friendly Business designation, a new pilot program that encourages local businesses to make their spaces and services more inclusive for people of all...

MA DPH Releases Updated Data on Falls Among Older Adults

As a leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injury in the U.S. and Massachusetts, falls remain an area of focus for the healthy aging community in terms of prevention and reducing health care costs. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) recently issued a...

Healthy Aging Job Alert: Dementia Friendly MA Program Manager

Massachusetts Councils on Aging (MCOA) seeks a full-time (40 hours/week) Project Manager (PM) for the Dementia Friendly Massachusetts’ (DFM) Initiative.  The PM is responsible for ongoing implementation of a grass roots plan to engage 115 communities in becoming...