This webinar was first in the series from Grantmakers in Aging designed to encourage greater philanthropic engagement in age-friendly efforts across the country. This installment features two age-friendly initiatives underway in New Hampshire and Massachusetts....
Heartache, Pain, and Hope: Rural Communities, Older People, and the Opioid Crisis: An Introduction for Funders
This 2017 report on the opioid crisis in rural America from Grantmakers in Aging highlights the needs and concerns of older adults, and describes programs, partnerships, policy recommendations, and scientific and medical responses that governments, communities,...
Dementia Friendly Massachusetts Initiative
The Dementia Friendly Massachusetts Initiative (DMFI) is a whole-community response to creating dementia friendly communities. Dementia friendly communities are safe, informed, and respectful and engage all members of the community to meet the needs of the growing...
Legal Planning for Alzheimer’s and Dementia
This resource is a comprehensive guide to legal planning for dementia and alzheimer's patients and their families
Making the Move to Assisted Living
This resource provides tips for choosing an assisted living facility and making the transition.
AARP Walk Audit Tool Kit (and Leader Guide)
The AARP walk audit provides step-by-step instructions and checklists for examining intersections, sidewalks, driver behavior, public safety and more.
Berkshire County Residential Aging in Place Workbook
This workbook is intended as a tool and resource to empower homeowners to identify, plan, and implement home renovations to allow them to age safely, independently, and comfortably in their own homes for as long as they wish. Source: www.berkshireplanning.org
Health Benefits of Swimming for All
This resource provides information on the health benefits of swimming for people of all ages. It also shares the benefits of swimming for those with arthritis, chronic pain, Alzheimer's disease, and more.
Age-Friendly Boston: Assessing need and charting a course of action
The Age-Friendly Boston iinitiative challenges the city’s public agencies, community groups, businesses, cultural, educational and religious institutions to consider how changes to policy and practice can enhance the quality of life for Boston’s aging residents. This...
Brookline Age-Friendly City Program Biannual Report: 2014-2015
This document provides an update on the second and third years of the Brookline (MA) Age-Friendly City initiative.