First Director Hired for Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative

by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Jan 19, 2017 | News and Updates

By the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative web team The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative announced today that James Fuccione will direct the group’s activities and initiatives as senior director, a new position created to advance age-friendly...

Making The Economic Case For Age-Friendly Communities

by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Aug 15, 2016 | News and Updates

Cross-posted from The Huffington Post By John Feather, PhD CEO, Grantmakers In Aging Follow the money. That is my advice to anyone seeking support for livable and age-friendly communities — great places to grow up and grow old. Age-friendly, livable, lifelong...

Older residents of Waltham and Greenfield complete “Healthy Aging” community research study

by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Jun 29, 2016 | Data and Reports, News and Updates

By Walter Leutz, Heller School, Brandeis University What makes this a “healthy” community to grow old in? What could make it better? What do older adults do to be healthier and to make this a healthier community? These are the questions asked by “Healthy Aging:...

Aging in Places: About livability and age-friendliness

by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | May 31, 2016 | News and Updates

Cross-posted from Wicked Local Newton By Marian Leah Knapp More and more I hear talk about “Livable” and “Age-friendly” communities. I see these terms in newspapers, websites, blogs, and presentations. For many years, I have been intrigued by the ideas underlying...

Age-friendly

by hbrack | Feb 3, 2016

AGE-FRIENDLY Age-friendly communities strive to become a more supportive and inclusive community for all with a focus on improving the physical and social environment in support of older adults and people living with dementia. These initiatives seek to offer older...