A national poll of nearly 3,000 people in the U.S. conducted in June finds most older adults adjusted their lifestyles to maintain their health and community connectedness. The 2021 Home and Community Survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago for AARP,...
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Age-Friendly Funding Reminders: MassTrails, Shared Streets & Spaces
Communities working to become more age- and dementia friendly may be interested in the following funding opportunities, previously announced by MHAC: MassTrails – due date: Feb. 1, 2022 MassTrails is an inter-agency initiative of the Commonwealth lead by the...
Ariadne Labs Develops Workbook for Caregivers and People with Serious Illness
Developed by Ariadne Labs in collaboration with The Conversation Project, the "What Matters to Me Workbook" is designed to help people with a serious illness get ready to talk to their health care team about what is most important to them. As the resource explains,...
New Map from MBLC Displays Libraries with Wi-Fi Hotspots Available for Check-out
As MHAC reported in a previous post, libraries across the state have made Wi-Fi hotspots available to loan out. The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) created a map so people can see which specific libraries have the devices that people can checkout....
AARP Partners with Lowe’s on ‘Livable Homes’ Initiative to Promote Safety and Accessibility Modifications
A new collaboration between AARP and home improvement chain Lowe’s, called the Lowe's Livable Home initiative, aims to provide strategies and information to help make living spaces more accessible for everyone and allow older adults to stay in their homes safely and...
Alzheimer’s Association Offering Dementia Awareness Training for First Responders
Communities working to become more age and dementia friendly can invite their local first responders to join the Alzheimer's Association for an upcoming training in becoming Dementia-Friendly as part of your city, town or regional initiative. The goal of this...
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Initial Report to Congress Now Available
On November 16, 2021, appropriately during National Family Caregiving Month, the Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren released its initial report to Congress. This report outlines the joys, challenges, gaps, and unmet needs faced by kin and...
Age-Friendly University Work Strengthened with Tools for Advancing Age-Inclusivity in Higher Education
With support from AARP, the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and its Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE) designed a toolkit to provide resources to advance age inclusivity in institutions of higher education. The suite of tools can be used by...
Pandemic’s Impact on Chelsea and the City’s Response, Including Older Adults, Highlighted in New Report
The City of Chelsea was featured among six communities in a report conducted by FSG and promoted by the Mass. Healthy Aging Collaborative, Tufts Health Plan Foundation and Executive Office of Elder Affairs on pandemic response that supported older adults. Now, a new...
Become a ‘Dementia Friend’ by Hosting or Attending an Info Session
Dementia Friends is a global public awareness movement that is changing the way people think, act and talk about dementia here in Massachusetts. To be counted as a Dementia Friend, just attend a one-hour, interactive information session! You will learn the five key...