To kick-off the season, Honoring Choices Massachusetts is co-hosting a series of Health Care Planning Ambassador Workshops all over the state to empower care providers and community professional to start early and effective care planning conversations with adults anywhere they live, work and gather! Continue reading
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Medicare Plan Finder Gets an Update from CMS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a modernized and redesigned Medicare Plan Finder, which is the most used tool on Medicare.gov. Continue reading
MA Attorney General Launches Website to Open Access to Community Benefits Reports
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative has promoted community benefits support provided by Massachusetts hospitals and Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) as a potential Age- and Dementia Friendly Funding opportunity. According to reports recently published by Attorney General Maura Healey’s Office, the state’s hospitals and HMOs distributed $800 million across Massachusetts in fiscal year 2018. Continue reading
Honoring Choices MA Supports Age- and Dementia Friendly Communities
More than 1,000 Honoring Choices partners and Health Care Planning Ambassadors are working in their local communities to help adults make a personal health care plan and get connected to essential care to improve healthy living.
Honoring Choices is now connecting this important work to Age- And Dementia Friendly Community efforts across Massachusetts via a new web page using Framingham as an example.
CDC’s New Clinical Tools Help Prevent Older Adult Falls
CDC released two new complimentary clinical tools to help healthcare providers reduce older adult falls. Continue reading
CMS Revises Rating System for Nursing Homes
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced major revisions to the Nursing Home Compare website and the Five-Star Quality Rating System. Continue reading
MetroWest Health Foundation Asking for Regional Input on Health and Wellness
Health care and community organizations in the MetroWest region are coming together to plan how health and wellness programs can best serve area residents, and the MetroWest Health Foundation invites you to be part of this important effort. Continue reading
AARP Releases Latest Livability Workbook on Health Services and Community Supports
The fifth workbook in AARP’s Roadmap to Livability Series is aimed strengthening the “healthcare and community supports” part of age-friendly assessments and action plans. Continue reading