The Healey-Driscoll Administration recently announced $30 million in grants to 13 Regional Transit Authorities (RTAs) in Massachusetts to provide year-round, fare free public transportation services. The funding was provided in the Fiscal Year 2025 budget signed by...
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CDC Recommends Second Dose of 2024-2025 COVID-19 Vaccine for People 65 Years and Older and for People Who are Moderately or Severely Immunocompromised
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Mandy Cohen recently endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' (ACIP) recommendation for people 65 years and older and those who are moderately or severely immunocompromised to receive...
A Blueprint For Intergenerational Living’ from JCHS at Harvard and LTSS Center @UMass-Boston
A new report being published by Generations United and co-authored by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard's Housing an Aging Society Program and the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston promotes strategies and recommendations for intergenerational housing...
Age-Friendly Funding Alerts – Hometown Grants, Community Compact Best Practices, Community Transit Grant
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that help support inclusive age-and dementia friendly communities: Community Compact Best Practices Program The Community Compact Best Practices Program is...
Attorney General’s Office Seeks Community Feedback To Inform Drafting Of Assisted Living Residences Regulations
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is seeking public feedback to inform drafting consumer protection regulations for assisted living residences in Massachusetts. Members of the public can provide comments to the AGO through an online form,...
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging: Let’s Talk About Dementia and Culture 2024, Mass. Caregiver Coalition Breakfast
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: “Let’s Talk about Dementia and Culture 2024,” hosted by Dementia Friends...
Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Groundbreaking Partnership with Utility Companies to Lower Costs for Hundreds of Thousands of Households
The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced a groundbreaking agreement between MassHealth, the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA), and five statewide utility companies. The partnership will deliver automatic discounts on utility bills for hundreds of...
Massachusetts Communities Recognized in AARP’s Livability Index
Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville were among the Massachusetts communities that showed up in AARP's Livability Index "Top 100" that represent strong scores for being age-friendly. The AARP Livability Index Tool was recently updated and draws on more than 50 different...
Applications Open for CHAPA’s Municipal Engagement Initiative
Communities working to become more age- and dementia friendly that have prioritized "housing" in local and regional action plans may be interested in applying for The Municipal Engagement Initiative (MEI) from Citizens' Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA). MEI is...
National Poll on Healthy Aging Examines Health Literacy Among Older Adults
Newly-released data from the National Poll on Healthy Aging, a research collaboration between AARP and the University of Michigan, found that the majority of adults age 50 and older use the internet (82%) or a health care provider (81%) as a source of health...