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...
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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...
APA ‘Great Places in America’ Presents Opportunity for Age-Friendly Communities
The American Planning Association is accepting nominations for Great Places, Great Neighborhoods, and Great Public spaces, which all present a great opportunity for Age-Friendly Community work to be recognized. Aside from elevating good planning practices, the...
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...
Complete Streets Funding Awarded to 23 Communities
The state's Complete Streets program - often cited as an example of how age-friendly communities can address their physical environments - is awarding $5.5 million to 23 communities, according to the Springfield Republican and MassLive.com. Smart Growth America...
Report on Business and the Future of Aging Released by Milken Institute
The Milken Institute, which releases an annual list of the best cities for successful aging, has compiled a report that captures the opportunity an aging population presents for business, economic growth and society at-large. Based on the 2017 Summit on Business and...
Salem for All Ages Releases ‘Year One’ Report
The City of Salem was among the first communities in the state to both join the AARP/WHO Network of Age-Friendly Communities and also come out with an action plan. The "Salem for All Ages" task force is once again showing leadership with a "Year One" report that...