In a recent editorial in the Salem News, Mayor Kim Driscoll marked the five year anniversary of Salem's age-friendly action plan as well as the creation of the "Salem for All Ages" initiative. Mayor Driscoll proudly marked off a list of notable accomplishments that...
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Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MCOA Elder Mental Health Outreach Team RFP, Reminders on Previously Announced Opportunities
The Massachusetts Councils on Aging (MCOA) continues to be committed to advancing the health and well-being of older adults through offering access to timely flexible behavioral health services. Considering how older adults have been seriously impacted by the COVID-19...
MHAC, EOEA, and Aging Service Access Points Restart ‘Senior Days’ Partnership with Registry of Motor Vehicles
Following up on a successful partnership that engaged more than 1,700 older adults across the state in 2020, the "Senior Days" program that sets aside time for older adults to conduct business at their local RMV will once again host staff from aging service access...
CDC launches COVID-19 Resources for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
The COVID-19 pandemic has created unique challenges for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). To address them, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) created a COVID-19 toolkit with communication resources explaining in plain...
Baker Administration Announces Expanded Vaccine Requirement for Long-Term Care Providers and Home Care Workers
The Baker Administration announced plans to require COVID-19 vaccination for all staff at rest homes, assisted living residences (ALRs), hospice programs, as well as for home care workers (HCWs) providing in-home, direct care services. The plan to expand the vaccine...
Resources for Advocates Serving Older Immigrants Shared by National Center on Law & Elder Rights
In light of the arrival of new immigrants from Afghanistan, the National Center on Law & Elder Rights (NCLER) has collected and shared resources for advocates to help deliver trauma-informed services and better understand eligibility issues, available services,...
SAMHSA Offers Supports to Veterans, Service Members, and Caregivers
For age-friendly communities working to support local older veterans or work with community-based veterans' agents, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is highlighting a need for attention to service members, Veterans,...
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Local Cultural Council Program
Mass Cultural Council funds and manages a network of 329 Local Cultural Councils (LCCs) across the state, representing every city and town in the Commonwealth. Each council awards money based on individual community cultural needs, assessed and set by council members....
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Community Compact IT Grant, America Walks
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative encourages communities working to become more age- and dementia friendly to consider the following funding opportunities: Community Compact IT Grant Program: Open Sept 15th-Oct. 15 Recently, MHAC shared the availability of...
AARP Releases Results of 50+ Voter Survey of Family Caregiving and LTSS
Results from a 50+ voter survey conducted by AARP reiterates a preference from caregivers and older adults to receive care at home, but also reveals an array of interesting stats like who defines themselves as family caregivers and what caregivers spend their money on...