The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative (MHAC) was awarded a two-year grant for $175,000 from Tufts Health Plan Foundation to support the development of additional age- and dementia-friendly communities in the Commonwealth. This is one of nine new community...
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Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MassUP, Innovative Stable Housing Initiative
Moving Massachusetts Upstream (MassUP) Initiative: The Health Policy Commission (HPC) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking partnerships between provider and community-based organizations looking to address upstream social, economic, and environmental...
Annual Report on Hospital Readmissions in Mass. Looks at Trends Among Older Adults Patients
Although hospital readmission rates decreased overall in recent years for patients age 65 and older, both the volume and rate of readmissions increase with older patient age groups. For example, patients aged 85 and over had the highest readmission rate in 2018...
Age-Friendly Job Alerts: JF&CS, Nesterly, Transportation 4 MA, MPHA
Jewish Family & Children's Service: Guardian Case Manager for Older Adults The Guardianship Program is a well-established program within the Services for Older Adults division of JF&CS. JF&CS is the largest provider of state funded guardianship under a...
Baker Administration Announces $9.5 million in Community Transit Grant Program Awards
The Baker-Polito Administration recently announced a total of $9.5 million for cities, towns and nonprofit organizations to use under the Community Transit Grant Program administered by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). The annual competitive...
Nationwide Count of Age-Friendly Communities Approaches 425
More communities, regions and states are joining the Age-Friendly movement via designation by AARP and the World Health Organization that signals a commitment to improving that location as a welcoming and supportive place for people of all ages. The number of those...
Intergenerational Theatre Program Being Tested in California
MHAC is always looking for practices, programs and solutions that can be implemented in age- and dementia friendly communities. Increasingly, arts and cultural opportunities are emerging as a way to bring generations together and create social engagement...
Home for the Holidays Campaign Highlights Home Modification Options
Most older adults want to continue living in their homes as they age. Yet many homes often need to be adapted to meet the changing mobility, sensory and cognitive needs of the older adults who live in them. Several resources for home modifications exist, from AARP's...
Updated Interactive Trailmap Unveiled by MAPC
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) has updated their interactive Trailmap, the most comprehensive and up-to-date collection of biking and walking trails in Massachusetts. This new-and-improved version of Trailmap allows users to search by address to find...
Health Equity Guide from MetroWest Health Foundation Can Improve Impact of Age-Friendly Communities
The Mass. Healthy Aging Collaborative is dedicated to embedding access, equity and inclusion into the Age- and Dementia Friendly movement gaining momentum across the state. As such, MHAC is proud to pass along "Building Inclusive Communities: A Guidebook for Advancing...