Check out the following events from the Alzheimer's Association of MA/NH for support groups for the months of October and November. These groups create a safe, confidential, supportive environment for participants to develop informal mutual support and social...
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Baker Administration Celebrates Five Years of Accomplishments of the Governor’s Council to Address Aging in Massachusetts
In honor of the five-year anniversary of the Governor’s Council to Address Aging, Governor Charlie Baker, Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders, and Secretary of Elder Affairs Elizabeth Chen joined Council Members and stakeholders at a celebratory...
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: AmericaWalks, Community Compact Reminder
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that advance inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Community Change Grant Program, America Walks (deadline, Sept. 30th) The Community Change Grants...
AARP Announces Resource on ‘Discovering and Developing Missing Middle Housing’
Created by AARP Livable Communities and Opticos Design, Discovering and Developing Missing Middle Housing provides age- and dementia friendly communities, local leaders, building and planning professionals, and involved community members with information about what...
New Report Aims to Better Address Health Issues of Family Caregivers
The report "Chronic Disease Family Caregiving: The Framework for Family Caregiving and Public Health," was developed with support from The John A. Hartford Foundation and in partnership with the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD). This framework...
New Data Shows Where Funding for Affordable Connectivity Program is Being Spent
With a new data dashboard, advocates and stakeholders working to advance digital equity can see state and local stats on where and how $14.2 billion in federal funding is being spent via the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which was designed to help American...
AARP Livable Communities Team Requesting Experiences and Best Practices on Age-Friendly Communities in Mass.
There is so much amazing work being done as part of the age- and dementia friendly movement in Massachusetts and AARP's Livable Communities team is requesting that every network community (those recognized in the AARP age-friendly network) complete the Annual Survey...
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative encourages stakeholders and communities involved in the age- and dementia friendly movement to check out the following upcoming events: 2022 AARP Livable Communities Workshop: Housing for People of All Ages (Sept. 21-22)...
NADTC Conducting Survey to Guide Work Promoting Transportation for Older Adults, People with Disabilities
The National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) – a program of the Federal Transit Administration administered by Easterseals and USAging with guidance from ACL – wants to hear about challenges and promising practices in providing accessible...
FDA Approves Over-the-Counter Sale of Basic Hearing Aids
According to AARP's Public Policy Blog, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved over-the-counter sale of basic hearing aids for people with mild to moderate hearing loss via a final rule taking effect 60 days from the date of publication (August 16). This...