The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following events from our partners that help advance inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Let’s Talk, Massachusetts: Embracing Conversations to Build Community (virtual, Sept. 28th,...
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CMS Releases Proposed Rule for Comment that Requires Minimum Staffing Standards at Nursing Home
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking comments on a proposed rule that would establish minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes. While CMS claims a direct link between resident safety, care quality, and stable staffing in nursing...
Deadlines Approaching for Age-Friendly Funding Opportunities
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities to advance inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities. Two of those opportunities have upcoming deadlines: Hybrid Programming for COAs Grant and Accelerating...
Funding Available to Support Organizations Seeking to Become ‘Benefit Enrollment Centers’
The National Center for Benefits Outreach and Enrollment is soliciting applications for grants from organizations who wish to become Benefits Enrollment Centers (BECs). The grants are for the 19-month period from January 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. BECs use...
Brockton Listening Session Kicks Off Statewide Tour to Build Massachusetts Digital Equity Plan
An evening listening session on September 7th at Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South Brockton Clubhouse will begin a statewide tour with regional events scheduled throughout the month. In addition to focus groups being held across the state and a survey available to...
Governor Healey Launches Free Community College for Massachusetts Residents 25+
Thanks to a new program in the recently-passed state budget, Governor Maura Healey announced MassReconnect establishing free community college for Massachusetts residents aged 25 and older. Communities working to become more age- and dementia friendly can promote this...
Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: Community Compact IT Grant & Best Practice Programs, Mass Cultural Council, Funding Reminders
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities to advance inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Community Compact IT Grant Program (Commonwealth of Mass., program opens Sept. 11th) The Community...
MAPC Launches Apartment Wi-Fi Program by Seeking Expressions of Interest
Communities working to become more age- and dementia friendly that are focused on supporting digital equity may be interested in the Apartment Wi-Fi Program from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC). Building off a successful pilot program, MAPC received...
Age-Friendly Public Health Systems Team Release Policy Brief on Supporting Older Adults in Rural Areas
A policy brief from the Age-Friendly Public Health System (AFPHS) team at Trust for America’s Health (TFAH), the second in a series of publications dealing with the health and wellness of older adults, outlines the status of older adults living in rural environments...
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Community Compact Best Practice Program
Several communities working to become more age- and dementia friendly have received support through the state's Community Compact Best Practice Program. The funding program is a voluntary, mutual agreement entered into between the Healey-Driscoll Administration and...