by James Fuccione | Oct 26, 2022 | News and Updates
The Baker Administration announced $15.9 million in grants to 24 nonprofit community-based organizations, cities and towns, and regional planning commissions to fund community health and healthy aging efforts in the Commonwealth. These funds come from the...
by James Fuccione | Oct 12, 2022 | Data and Reports
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many older adults faced social isolation and disruptions in access to food, medical care, and supportive services. In response, organizations that support older people improvised solutions to address these challenges. A new report,...
by James Fuccione | Oct 12, 2022 | Conferences, News and Updates
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative encourages stakeholders and communities involved in the age- and dementia friendly movement to check out the following upcoming events: AARP Mass. Age/Dementia Friendly Conference (Oct. 26th, Holy Cross, Worcester) Is your...
by James Fuccione | Oct 5, 2022 | News and Updates
During Digital Inclusion Week (Oct. 3-7), which aims to raise awareness of solutions addressing digital equity, Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) from AARP released a report, “Fly Like an Eagle: Measuring Transformational Social Outcomes Among Seniors Using...
by James Fuccione | Sep 28, 2022 | News and Updates
The Massachusetts Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s Disease and All Other Dementias created a workgroup with a goal of defining age-and dementia friendly design considerations for physical infrastructure, disseminating those findings and advocating for their inclusion...