Every May, the Administration for Community Living (ACL) leads the nation’s observance of Older Americans Month (OAM). In 2022, ACL will be focusing on aging in place – how older adults can plan to stay in their homes and live independently in their communities for as...
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Communicating About Nursing Home Care: Findings and Emerging Recommendations
Soon after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, its impact on nursing homes was thrust into the spotlight. As people began to think and talk more about nursing home residents and the care workforce, many existing narratives of nursing homes were reinforced–that they...
Celebrating Healthcare Decisions Month During April
Every year the Honoring Choices Partners & Friends celebrate April 16 National Healthcare Decisions Day using their easy-to-use programs and tools. Just choose a date in April or May to co-host a webinar; they’ll supply the presentation and post on the 2022 Events...
Reframing Aging Initiative Releases Guide to Advance Inclusive Language About Aging
The Reframing Aging Initiative (RAI), a long-term social change endeavor designed to improve the public’s understanding of aging and the ways that older people contribute to society, has released “Communication Best Practices: Reframing Aging Initiative Guide to...
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Jog Your Memory, MIT OMEGA Scholarship, Grant Reminders
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative encourages stakeholders and communities to consider the following funding opportunities that support inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Jog Your Memory (JYM) Caregiver Fund (rolling deadline) The JYM...
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging – April
Check out the following events that can help promote inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities! April 8: Encore.org - Generations Serving Together This 60-minute session will answer your questions about Encore.org's Generations Serving Together incentive grant...
Healthy Aging Job Alerts: AARP-Massachusetts, Beacon Hill Village
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following job postings from our partners: Program Coordinator: AARP Massachusetts The Program Coordinator assists in developing, executing, and implementing new engagement programs that align with...
CMS, ACL Announces a New Way for Medicare Beneficiaries to Get Free Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests
The Biden Administration announced that more than 59 million Americans with Medicare Part B, including those enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan, now have access to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved, authorized, or cleared over-the-counter COVID-19 tests...
WalkBoston Report Reveals Fatal Pedestrian Crashes Disproportionately Impact Older Adults
A report released by WalkBoston, a Massachusetts pedestrian advocacy organization and key partner for the Mass. Healthy Aging Collaborative, provides new insights evaluating where and how fatal pedestrian crashes are happening across the state, and what these patterns...
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Community Transit Grant Program, Digital Equity in Essex County, Nashoba Valley Healthcare Fund, and More
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative encourages stakeholders and communities to consider the following funding opportunities that support inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: MassDOT Community Transit Grant Program (applications open April...