by James Fuccione | May 10, 2018 | News and Updates
New funding opportunities supporting Age-Friendly Community efforts are available for cities, towns and healthy aging stakeholders to pursue. This is the latest in a periodic series from the Healthy Aging Collaborative to share such opportunities and much of this...
by James Fuccione | Apr 4, 2018 | News and Updates, Systems and Best Practices
Proof of momentum in the Age-Friendly movement can be seen with new communities joining the network of cities and towns, but also with the funding opportunities that advance not only local efforts, but also the broader healthy aging work of stakeholders. The Healthy...
by James Fuccione | Mar 14, 2018 | News and Updates, Systems and Best Practices
The World Health Organization Global Network of Age-Friendly Communities and Grantmakers in Aging are collaborating on a competition and a call for age-friendly housing practices that can inspire action around the world by showing what can be done and how it can be...
by James Fuccione | Mar 7, 2018 | Data and Reports, News and Updates
New survey results of the state’s home care workforce reveal that home care agencies, on average, are only able to retain three of the 18 workers typically hired over a three month period. With funding from the Tufts Health Plan Foundation, the Home Care Aide...
by James Fuccione | Feb 28, 2018 | News and Updates, Systems and Best Practices
The state’s Complete Streets program – often cited as an example of how age-friendly communities can address their physical environments – is awarding $5.5 million to 23 communities, according to the Springfield Republican and MassLive.com. Smart...
