by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Apr 11, 2016 | News and Updates
Cross-Posted from Sunrise Senior Living By Julia Little Growing old presents new challenges to staying healthy and in good spirits. By following these tips, seniors can minimize the risk of getting sick, less independent or unhappy in their golden years. Adapting to...
by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | May 19, 2015
This fact sheet was created through a collaboration between Mental Health America, and the National Council on Aging.
by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Feb 2, 2015 | Member Spotlight
Janet Seckel-Cerrotti is the Executive Director of FriendshipWorks, where she has been helping to match volunteers with socially isolated elders for 30 years. What is FriendshipWorks? FriendshipWorks is a nonprofit dedicated to helping elders in the Boston and...
by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Jan 23, 2015
By Kathy Kuhn, Center for Aging and Disability Resource (CADER), BU School of Social Work In my last blog post on mental health and aging, I described Ms. McKay, an older woman who was coping with multiple losses. She had significant hypertension, diabetes, and...
by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Dec 16, 2014
Pets for the Elderly Foundation works to provide companionship to seniors through pet ownership, while also saving animals from shelters.
