by James Fuccione | Mar 31, 2021 | News and Updates
Along with partners from AARP Massachusetts, the Public Health Institute of Western Mass., and UMass-Lowell, the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative (MHAC) is launching Equity in Aging, a statewide workgroup and webinar series that will inform and strengthen our...
by James Fuccione | Mar 31, 2021 | News and Updates, Programs
Building partnerships through collaboration between assistive technology programs and long-term services and supports (LTSS) agencies is one way to expand awareness and facilitate access to AT devices and services. The AARP Public Policy Institute produced a report in...
by James Fuccione | Mar 24, 2021 | News and Updates
To help health care staff and leaders have trust-building conversations about the COVID-19 vaccine, both at work and at home, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) developed a conversation guide based on their expertise and work. To view the guide, users can...
by James Fuccione | Mar 10, 2021 | Data and Reports, News and Updates
New estimates from the 2020 Elder Index from the Center for Social and Demographic Research on Aging at UMass-Boston shows that living expenses are high in metropolitan areas across the U.S., and many older singles and couples lack the resources needed to get by in...
by James Fuccione | Mar 10, 2021 | Data and Reports, News and Updates
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the deep existing flaws in the long-term care system and elevated opportunities to better support healthcare workers, improve care, and reducing disparities. Task forces on both a national and state scale recently released...
