Updated Memory Cafe Toolkit Available from JF&CS

by James Fuccione | Jul 24, 2019 | News and Updates

Communities across Massachusetts have established Memory Cafes, which are free social programs for people living with dementia and those who care about them. An updated version of the Memory Cafe Toolkit for those starting or maintaining these programs is now live at...

Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Tufts Health Plan Foundation Announces 2019 Momentum Fund

by James Fuccione | Jun 27, 2019 | News and Updates

Tufts Health Plan Foundation’s mission is to improve the health and wellness of the diverse communities we serve, with a focus on healthy aging. At the core of their work is the belief that older people are a critical asset to building and sustaining vibrant and...

Honoring Choices MA Supports Age- and Dementia Friendly Communities

by James Fuccione | Jun 6, 2019 | News and Updates, Programs

More than 1,000 Honoring Choices partners and Health Care Planning Ambassadors are working in their local communities to help adults make a personal health care plan and get connected to essential care to improve healthy living. Honoring Choices is now connecting this...

A Report on Demographics, Programs, and Services for an Age- and Dementia-Friendly Commonwealth: What We Have and What We Need

by James Fuccione | Jun 1, 2019

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs, Jewish Family & Children’s Service, and the Tufts Health Plan Foundation convened a summit on May 9, 2016 that brought together leaders from 84 organizations interested in age-friendly and dementia-friendly...

Massachusetts Age- and Dementia Friendly Integration Toolkit

by James Fuccione | May 23, 2019

This toolkit is aimed at aligning and simplifying the frameworks of the Age- and Dementia Friendly movement. The Massachusetts Age- and Dementia Friendly Integration Toolkit brings together resources from the national and global Age- and Dementia friendly movements,...