RI Office of Healthy Aging Announces Changes to its At HOME Cost Share Program
Changes to OHA’s At-Home Cost Share Program includes persons with income up to 250% FPL and expands eligibility to individuals aged 19-64 with Alzheimer’s Disease or related dementia. The RI Office of Healthy Aging (OHA) announced today that recent changes have been made to the home and community-based, At HOME Cost Share Program…
Read MoreThe number of Older Adult renters with low incomes is rising causing many to cut back on food and healthcare
A new report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University highlights that older adults with severe cost burdens often sacrifice not only on food but also healthcare expenses. Further, almost 3 out of every 10 “extremely low-income renter” households are headed by adults age 65 and over, and 18 percent include a householder…
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 five-star quality ratings and crowd-sourced reviews from a fast-growing community of older adults and family caregivers. Consumers are familiar with reviewing products and services before…
Read MoreThe Village Common of RI to host workshop series on village development
The Village Common of RI’s first Workshop on village development will begin later this month on the 17th! These workshops are aimed at first, introducing everyone to the concept of a village, and second, to begin working towards making your community more age-friendly through the development of a village for your community. Over the course…
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 in Action (HRiA) to facilitate six community listening sessions throughout New England in February. The goal for these virtual sessions is to listen to and…
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, New Hampshire and Rhode Island, will each receive a $10,000 Momentum Fund grant. The grants were informed by more than 100 conversations with community members…
Read MoreJames 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 service providers, individuals of all…
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 times higher than in other high-income countries, a new Commonwealth Fund study finds. Drawing from a survey of more than 18,000 adults age 65 and…
Read MoreAge 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 Life Plan Community residents. It…
Read MoreAARP to fund 244 quick-action projects will help make communities more livable for people of all ages
For the fifth annual AARP Community Challenge, AARP received more than 3,500 applications from nonprofits and government entities, resulting in a highly competitive selection process. The projects need to be completed by November 10, 2021. Nearly $3.2 million is being distributed to fund 244 quick-action projects across the country, helping urban, rural and suburban communities…
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