by James Fuccione | Sep 7, 2022 | News and Updates
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative encourages stakeholders and communities involved in the age- and dementia friendly movement to check out the following upcoming events: Dementia Friends Champion Training (September 14, 9:30am to noon) This training will...
by James Fuccione | Aug 31, 2022 | News and Updates
Check out the following educational and awareness programs throughout September from the Alzheimer’s Association of Mass./New Hampshire: Virtual Programs for Caregivers: September 9 at 10:30 AM ► Dementia Conversations September 12 at 5:30 PM ► Effective...
by James Fuccione | Aug 24, 2022 | News and Updates
A recent and comprehensive article from the Boston Globe focused on the Dutch system of support for older adults, including long-term care and dementia care while an explainer video from Vox provides a summary of the same system. Both highlight dementia friendly...
by James Fuccione | Aug 24, 2022 | News and Updates
The deadline to complete surveys to inform the Age-Friendly Central Mass is coming up on Friday, August 26th. The initiative, which is inclusive of dementia friendly principles, is led by the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission and encompasses their...
by James Fuccione | Jul 25, 2022 | News and Updates
Participate in a free Zoom training that will give you the knowledge and materials you need to share awareness about dementia. Dementia Friends is a global public awareness program that helps everyone in a community learn about dementia, how it affects people and the...