Emergency Rental Assistance Program Launched by Mass. DHCD

by James Fuccione | Apr 21, 2021 | News and Updates

For age-friendly community coalitions and stakeholders engaged in housing issues, the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) recently launched the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP), a new funding mechanism to disburse state and federal funding...

Report: Growing Assistive Technology Awareness through State Programs, Partnerships, and Innovation

by James Fuccione | Mar 31, 2021 | News and Updates, Programs

Building partnerships through collaboration between assistive technology programs and long-term services and supports (LTSS) agencies is one way to expand awareness and facilitate access to AT devices and services. The AARP Public Policy Institute produced a report in...

US HHS to Expand Access to COVID-19 Vaccines for Older Adults and People with Disabilities

by James Fuccione | Mar 31, 2021 | News and Updates

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through a partnership between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Administration for Community Living (ACL), will provide nearly $100 million to help increase vaccinations among older...

Learn about the MHAC Advisory Council, First Meeting of the Year on 2/25

by James Fuccione | Feb 17, 2021 | News and Updates

The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative (MHAC) hosts quarterly Advisory Council meetings to provide updates on local and statewide efforts to support and promote inclusive, age- and dementia friendly communities, policies and practices. Members of the MHAC...

In Their Own Words: Family Caregivers from Across the Country Share their Priorities and Recommendations

by James Fuccione | Feb 17, 2021 | Data and Reports, News and Updates

A new report by the LeadingAge LTSS Center at UMass-Boston and published by NASHP’s RAISE Family Caregiver Resource and Dissemination Center documents the concerns and recommendations for change shared by 1,613 family caregivers and organizations that work with them....