by James Fuccione | Aug 2, 2023 | Data and Reports, News and Updates
The more than 1 million rural American households without cars face unique barriers as alternate modes are not always accessible or affordable. Rural non-drivers—including older adults, low-income individuals, school-aged children, and people with disabilities—need...
by James Fuccione | Jul 26, 2023 | News and Updates
After the former Equity in Aging Workgroup revamped the Healthy Aging for All Guide to help advance equity in age and dementia friendly communities and hosted a webinar series on supporting diverse caregivers, the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative relaunched...
by James Fuccione | Jul 26, 2023 | Data and Reports, News and Updates
The National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA) introduced a new toolkit dedicated to increasing awareness and knowledge of the needs of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people living with disabilities. The toolkit contains information about disabilities, tribes...
by James Fuccione | Jul 26, 2023 | News and Updates
In a previous post, the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative (MHAC) promoted regional planning processes led by Metropolitan Planning Organizations that aim to gather input on local and regional transportation. Those processes remain open and MHAC encourages...
by James Fuccione | Jul 20, 2023 | Data and Reports
A new report from the US Census Bureau called “Old Housing, New Needs: Are US Homes Ready for An Aging Population” uses data from the American Housing Survey and provides the estimates of housing units in the country that had aging-accessible features,...