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,...

Idea Exchange Events to Focus on Age and Dementia Friendly Integration

by James Fuccione | May 22, 2019 | News and Updates

Fresh off the announcement of a new toolkit geared towards helping communities and stakeholders  integrate Age- and Dementia Friendly efforts, the Massachusetts Councils on Aging and Dementia Friendly Massachusetts will be hosting a series of meetings across the state...

Massachusetts Launches Age- and Dementia Integration Toolkit

by James Fuccione | May 15, 2019 | News and Updates

With a new toolkit aimed at aligning and simplifying the frameworks of the Age- and Dementia Friendly movement, Massachusetts is continuing its work as a leader in promoting and supporting inclusive communities and regions that work for people of all ages and...