Governor Maura Healey signed An Act Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted During the State of Emergency. This legislation will permit state and local public bodies to conduct public meetings in a hybrid or remote format while also allowing participants at town...
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Emerging Federal Policy, Potential Implications for Subsidized Health Insurance Programs in Massachusetts
A data "chart pack" from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation describes the potential threats to subsidized health insurance coverage and financing in Massachusetts under the new federal administration. According to their data, 19% of adults age 65 and...
Memory Cafe Alliance Launched by Dementia Friendly America
The Memory Cafe Alliance, hosted by Dementia Friendly America, has just launched several free resources with the goal of increasing the number of Memory Cafes in the US tenfold over the next decade. Memory Cafes are welcoming social gatherings for people living with...
Healey-Driscoll Administration Directs $10.4 Million to Revamp Public Housing Internet in Every Region of Massachusetts
The Healey-Driscoll administration and the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s (MassTech) Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) announced $10,410,183 in grants to upgrade internet access in nearly 8,000 public and affordable housing across 26 Massachusetts...
Climate Concerns from Older Adults Revealed in National Poll
Nearly 3 out of every 4 older Americans have experienced at least one extreme weather event in the last two years, and living through such an event appears to make a big difference in how they view the potential impact of climate change on their health, according to a...
Social Security Administration Announces Requirement for In-Person or Online Identity Checks, Ending Phone Option
The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced - and multiple news reports from the AP to the Boston Globe outline - changes that will require recipients and applicants to show up in-person to agency offices instead of being able to engage over the phone. The...
Older Adult Homelessness Trends Highlighted by Bipartisan Policy Center
More than 104,000 people aged 55-64 and 42,150 people over 64 were counted as homeless and nearly half were unsheltered, according to analysis of the Bipartisan Policy Center of 2024 data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD released its...
NAC Policy Brief: The Role of Medicaid in Supporting Family Caregivers
The National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) is a non-profit coalition of national organizations who share a vision of a society that values, supports and empowers family caregivers to thrive at home, work and life. NAC recently released "Policy Brief: The Role of...
AARP Promotes Housing Articles and Resources to Support Adults with I/DD
AARP Livable Communities elevated a series of articles that promote housing options for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). As parents of adult children with I/DD grow older, integrated supportive housing can help them live independently....
March is Senior Nutrition Month – Resources, Information and Materials Are Available
March is Senior Nutrition Month and the Administration for Community Living (ACL) celebrates the anniversary of the Senior Nutrition Program and its many accomplishments at the national and local levels. ACL promotes how nutrition services help people stay independent...