by James Fuccione | Feb 26, 2020 | Data and Reports, News and Updates
Using lessons and examples from across the country, the John A. Hartford Foundation published a newsletter article on “Collaborating to Make Public Health Age-Friendly.” A framework for public health departments, developed by the Hartford Foundation in...
by James Fuccione | Feb 19, 2020 | News and Updates
Recently, Dementia Friendly America hosted an hour-long webinar that featured the MA Age-Dementia Friendly Integration Tool Kit. Pam MacLeod from the Executive Office of Elder Affairs and Patty Sullivan from Dementia Friendly Mass. and the Mass. Councils on Aging...
by James Fuccione | Feb 19, 2020 | News and Updates, Stories from the Field
The 2020 AARP Community Challenge Grant opportunity is open and plenty of examples are being shared as part of the push to solicit applications that help cities and towns become more age-friendly. In their latest newsletter, the AARP Livable Communities Team released...
by James Fuccione | Feb 12, 2020 | Data and Reports
According to the Attorney General’s Office, Massachusetts hospitals provided $641 million in community benefits for residents of Massachusetts in Fiscal Year 2018. The Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association, for the first time, compiled the support provided to...
by James Fuccione | Feb 12, 2020 | Data and Reports
The Massachusetts Nursing Facility Task Force, which includes state officials along with nursing facility and workforce stakeholders, recently released their recommendations on program, policy and funding adjustments to respond to recent trends in the industry. The...
