National Poll on Healthy Aging: Almost Half of Older Adults Think They’ll Develop Dementia

by James Fuccione | May 15, 2019 | Data and Reports

Nearly half of adults ages 50-80 think they are likely to develop dementia sometime in their life, according to a new poll. Nearly 75% of adults reported engaging in some kind of activity to help with dementia — including playing brain games or taking nutritional...

Age and Dementia Friendly Cape Ann Announces Action Plan

by James Fuccione | May 1, 2019 | News and Updates

As part of a summit that included several state and local officials, the Age and Dementia Friendly Cape Ann initiative accepted Age-Friendly designation certificates from AARP and Dementia Friendly pledge acknowledgement from Dementia Friendly Massachusetts and the...

Village Model and Age/Dementia Friendly Movement Featured at Upcoming Workshop

by James Fuccione | Mar 13, 2019 | Conferences

An “Aging in Community” workshop, including presentations on Age- and Dementia Friendly Communities, will be held on 29 March at Lasell College, with satellite venues at Berkshire Community College and Cape Cod Community College. Presentations by...

‘Giving Voice’ Initiative Helps Choirs Include People Living with Dementia

by James Fuccione | Dec 28, 2018 | News and Updates, Stories from the Field

Thanks to The Giving Voice Initiative, communities seeking to become Age- and Dementia Friendly have another way to be inclusive. The organization provides a free toolkit to help communities establish choirs that actively recruit participants living with memory loss...

Call for Letters of Interest to Serve as a Dementia Friendly MA Ambassador

by James Fuccione | Nov 16, 2018 | Programs

Dementia Friendly Massachusetts (DFM) is currently seeking a person(s) knowledgeable about the field of dementia to serve as an ambassador(s) to augment DFM’s staff outreach to cultural and linguistic minority communities and leaders. A limited stipend will be...