Valuing the Invaluable 2015 Update: Undeniable Progress, but Big Gaps Remain

by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Jul 16, 2015

Part of the Valuing the Invaluable series on the economic value of family caregiving, this report updates national and individual state estimates of the economic value of family caregiving using the most current data available.  Source: AARP

How Community-Based Organizations Can Support Value-Driven Health Care

by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Jul 16, 2015 | Data and Reports, News and Updates

Cross-posted from HealthAffairsBlog By Anand Parekh, MD, MPH, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Robert Schreiber, MD, Hebrew SeniorLife As our health care system transforms more quickly than ever from paying for volume to paying for value, providers...

5 Resources for Family Caregivers

by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Mar 2, 2015

This article by the National Council on Aging includes 5 resources for family caregivers to help them do their job. Resources include “BenefitsCheckUp,” “My Medication Matters” and more.

Healthy Living = Healthy Aging

by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Jan 23, 2015

By Ann L. Hartstein, Secretary, Executive Office of Elder Affairs September is Healthy Aging month, and healthy living is the path to healthy aging. Five years ago the Patrick Administration launched its Aging Agenda, just ahead of the Baby Boomer Age In, which began...

Caregiving Made a Little Easier in MetroWest

by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Jan 23, 2015

By Marty Cohen, President & CEO, MetroWest Health Foundation and Rebecca Gallo, Program Officer, MetroWest Health Foundation Odds are if you are over 45, you already are or soon will be a caregiver. Seventy-five percent of all care received by older adults in the...