by James Fuccione | Sep 20, 2023 | News and Updates
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities to advance inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities. Service Incentive Grant (SIG) Program – Mass Councils on Aging (deadline November 9) With the...
by James Fuccione | Sep 20, 2023 | Data and Reports, News and Updates
Like the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative, the Connecticut Age Well Collaborative is a statewide, cross-sector network promoting and supporting inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities. Their organization released a guide called “Practical...
by James Fuccione | Sep 20, 2023 | News and Updates
The Mass Broadband Institute has added several regional listening sessions that represent an opportunity for older adults and age/dementia friendly stakeholders to provide input for a statewide digital equity plan. Overall, the listening sessions will inform the...
by James Fuccione | Sep 13, 2023 | Data and Reports, News and Updates
The University of Florida Center for Arts in Medicine released a guide for health care practitioners, insurance companies, and community organizations on how to integrate arts, culture, and nature into referral programs, a concept within a social prescribing model...
by James Fuccione | Sep 13, 2023 | Data and Reports, News and Updates
A recent online survey by AARP of older adults finds that less than a third (29%) say they have an emergency plan in case of a natural disaster. This can be an issue age- and dementia friendly communities can help address using, among other tools, AARP’s...
