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News and Updates
Age-Friendly Health Systems Initiative Announces Resource to Help Prepare Older Adults for Medical Appointments
A new "My Health Checklist" is available from the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative, which is designed to help older adults get the most out of upcoming medical appointments. This guide is intended to help older adults think through all aspects of health — what’s...
U.S Senate Special Committee on Aging Unveils New Report Detailing the Effects of Hoarding Disorder on Older Americans
The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging unveiled a new Aging Committee Majority Staff report shedding new light on the effect that hoarding disorder has on older Americans and our communities. The report, entitled “The Consequences of Clutter: How Hoarding Disorder...
MHAC Supports Executive Office of Elder Affairs Name Change to ‘Executive Office of Aging and Independence’
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative submitted comments to the state legislature's Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight in support of Senate Bill 2797, An Act to rename the Executive Office of Elder Affairs to the Executive Office...