Have you checked out the LTSS Center Resource Library? Find an array of resources relating to research in the areas of workforce, housing, nursing homes, financing, aging and health, and consumer engagement. https://www.ltsscenter.org/resources/ #LTSS #AgingNews #LTSSResources
By 2030, 1 in 5 people in the U.S. will be over age 65. A #MasterPlanforAging can help states transform infrastructure and services for their rapidly aging populations. Learn how to get started with this new tool. https://bit.ly/3q0lmB6
The last public input session on RI 2030 is today at the Harry Kizirian Elementary School @ 5 PM. Consider testifying to ensure that older RI'ers are not forgotten in this unprecedented opportunity to make RI a great place for all to grow up and grow old.
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"We must change the narrative around age and ageing and adopt strategies to counter ageist attitudes and behaviors." #FightAgeism @KHNews @judith_graham http://ow.ly/7ylh50GYn4K
TODAY 1pm, Vincent Mor, PhD addresses the Gerontology Proseminar, on Building a Data Infrastructure to Monitor Public
Health Emergencies, Treatment Innovations and
Policy Initiatives in Long Term Care. Register to join via zoom! @themoruknow #gerontology https://forms.gle/sBwriwd39j7RcKUB8
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Following 13 virtual community conversations on key priority areas such as education, workforce, and children and family issues, Governor Dan McKee and Lt. Governor Sabina Matos have rolled out a work...
Dementia Competent Practice: Promoting Dignity & Person Centered Care
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Participants will learn the signs and symptoms associated with Dementia with an emphasis on prevention and early detection.
‘Covid Hit Us Over the Head With a Two-by-Four’: Addressing Ageism With Urgency
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In light of the pandemic’s shocking death toll among seniors, organizations are trying new strategies to help older Americans get better care.
COVID-19 shows need for combating ageism – Press Telegram - California News Times
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Earlier this year, the World Health Organization announced a global campaign to combat age discrimination. This is discrimination against older people who are widespread and harmful, but often unrecog...News
James Connell Joins Age-Friendly Rhode Island as New Executive Director
For Immediate Release: Monday, November 15, 2021 Contact: John Taraborelli, 401-456-8977 Providence, RI – Age-Friendly Rhode Island today announced the appointment of James Connell as its new executive director. Based at Rhode Island College, Age-Friendly Rhode Island is a coalition of community and state agencies, healthcare and social…
New International Survey: Older Americans Face More Economic Hardship During COVID-19
Nearly one in five older Americans say they used up their savings or lost their main source of income because of the COVID-19 pandemic — a rate several times higher than in other high-income countries, a new Commonwealth Fund study finds. Drawing from a survey of more than…
Age Well study offers insights on how to better support resident happiness & life satisfaction
What factors are related to the happiness and life satisfaction of Life Plan Community residents? Explore this question in the latest report based on the Mather Institute’s landmark, five-year Age Well Study. Findings from the third year of this five-year longitudinal study focus on happiness and life satisfaction among…
Thank You To Our Funder
Tufts Health Plan Foundation's mission is to improve the health and wellness of the diverse communities it serves. The only regional funder exclusively focused on healthy aging, the Foundation has given more than $27 million to Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island nonprofits to support work focused on healthy living with an emphasis on older people.