AARP Accepts City of Framingham Into Its Age-Friendly Network
editor FRAMINGHAM – Last month, the City of Framingham applied to be a part of AARP’s Age-Friendly Network. This month, the City heard it was accepted. Framingham is one of about…
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Massachusetts Auditor Bump to Testify on Oversight of ARPA Funding
In full transparenyc, the following was submitted to SOURCE media. *** BOSTON – Tomorrow, October 5, State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump will testify before the Joint Committee on Ways and…
Framingham Applies To AARP For Age-Friendly Designation
FRAMINGHAM – The City of Framingham has applied to be a part of AARP’s Age Friendly Community Network, which is part of an international effort of the World Health Organization…
AARP Massachusetts Encourages Residents to Participate in Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
In full transparency, the following is a press release submitted to SOURCE media. *** Boston— AARP Massachusetts this week encouraged residents who are without access to high-speed internet, or struggling…
AARP: Massachusetts COVID Cases & Deaths Declining in Nursing Homes But Chronic Problems Remain
In full transparency, the following is a press release from AARP submitted to SOURCE media. *** BOSTON -The latest release of AARP’s Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard shows that both cases…
Callahan Center & AARP Hosting ‘Sorting Fact From Fiction Online’
FRAMINGHAM – Do you believe everything you see online? There are plenty of sensationalized headlines, misleading stories and even complete falsehoods circulating on the Internet, making it hard for even…
AARP Analysis Shows Massachusetts COVID-19 Cases & Deaths Declining in Nursing Homes But Chronic Issues Remain
BOSTON – The latest release of AARP’s Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard shows that both cases and deaths in nursing homes fell in the four weeks ending February 14. Although these…
AARP Massachusetts Urges Full-Scale Mobilization of COVID Vaccine Rollout
In full transparency, the following is a press release from AARP Massachusetts submitted to SOURCE media. *** BOSTON – With people age 50 and older accounting for 95% of all…
AARP Massachusetts Issues Special Report on COVID-19; Urges Caution During Holidays
BOSTON – COVID-19 cases and deaths in Massachusetts nursing homes continued to skyrocket through the Thanksgiving surge, according to a new special report by AARP’s Public Policy Institute, issued as…
OP-ED: Caregiving in the Age of Coronavirus
By Mike Festa, AARP Massachusetts State Director Even in ordinary times, the 840,000 of unpaid family caregivers in Massachusetts face a daunting set of daily tasks. Oftentimes with little or…