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Celebrate Senior Center Month This September
Celebrated every year in September, Senior Center Month is a time to shine a light on senior centers, showing the entire nation how vital they are to the health and…
Read MoreA new report by The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies Sheds Light on housing cost burdens and challenges
A new report by The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies finds that the share of households reporting difficulties using or navigating their home jumps from 8 percent of those…
Read MoreOlder Americans Month (OAM) 2022
Every May, the Administration for Community Living (ACL) leads the nation’s observance of Older Americans Month (OAM). In 2022, ACL will be focusing on aging in place – how older…
Read MoreTransportation Planning Grants Will Address Transportation Inequities in Nine Communities Across the Country
The National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) has announced a new round of funding to support the development of program innovations and new models for equitable and accessible transportation…
Read MoreIs Your Hospital Age-Friendly? Non-profit Launches Hospital Ratings & Reviews Engine for Older Adults and Family Caregivers
The Age-Friendly Institute today announced the launch of a hospital ratings and reviews engine on its website. Features include a listing for each of the country’s 6,000 hospitals with Medicare…
Read MoreRegister for a community listening session
Solutions to community challenges mostly come from those closest to the issue. That is why your perspectives and input are so important. Point32Health Foundation is working with Health Resources…
Read More50 community organizations receive THPF Momentum Fund grants
Tufts Health Plan Foundation has announced grants amounting to $500,000 for community organizations working to advance health equity and support community resilience. Fifty organizations, ten each in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,…
Read MoreNew 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…
Read MoreVirtual Caregiver Support Groups Offered by the Village Common
Are you a “caregiver”? Many people are, but don’t realize it. Do you provide help to a family member, a loved one or a friend? To someone who is older,…
Read MoreNational Poll on Healthy Aging Reveals Pandemic worsened many older adults’ mental health, but long-term resilience also seen
In January 2021, the University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging asked a national sample of U.S. adults age 50–80 about their mental health and the effect of the…
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