AARP Shares Recap of ‘Designing for All Ages’ Virtual Event with Videos and Other Resources

by James Fuccione | Nov 18, 2024 | Conferences, News and Updates

AARP Livable Communities Team recently hosted a virtual workshop titled, “Designing for People of All Ages” and released a recap summary with age-friendly design examples and resources that may be useful and informative to communities working to become...

MetroBridge Program at Boston University is Available to Support Local Initiatives

by James Fuccione | Nov 5, 2024 | News and Updates

The MetroBridge program at BU’s Initiative on Cities is currently seeking municipal and community project partners for the spring 2025 semester. MetroBridge works to embed your city, town, NGO, or community organization’s research needs into semester-long...

Attorney General’s Office Seeks Community Feedback To Inform Drafting Of Assisted Living Residences Regulations

by James Fuccione | Oct 22, 2024 | News and Updates

The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is seeking public feedback to inform drafting consumer protection regulations for assisted living residences in Massachusetts. Members of the public can provide comments to the AGO through an online form,...

Massachusetts Communities Recognized in AARP’s Livability Index

by James Fuccione | Oct 16, 2024 | Data and Reports, News and Updates

Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville were among the Massachusetts communities that showed up in AARP’s Livability Index “Top 100” that represent strong scores for being age-friendly. The AARP Livability Index Tool was recently updated and draws on more...

National Poll on Healthy Aging Examines Health Literacy Among Older Adults

by James Fuccione | Oct 16, 2024 | Uncategorized

Newly-released data from the National Poll on Healthy Aging, a research collaboration between AARP and the University of Michigan, found that the majority of adults age 50 and older use the internet (82%) or a health care provider (81%) as a source of health...