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Worcester County Town Manager’s Quarterly Meeting James Fuccione – Senior Director January 2018

Explore the mission of the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative in building age-friendly communities and advancing healthy aging initiatives. Learn how municipalities and organizations can use an age-friendly lens to enhance services and support for older adults. Discover resources, tools, and best practices to create inclusive and equitable environments for aging populations.

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Worcester County Town Manager’s Quarterly Meeting James Fuccione – Senior Director January 2018

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  1. Worcester County Town Manager’s Quarterly Meeting James Fuccione – Senior Director January 2018 The work of the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is supported in part by Tufts Health Plan Foundation.

  2. What is the MHAC? The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is a network of leaders in community, health and wellness, government, advocacy, research, business, education, and philanthropy who have come together to advance healthy aging. Focus: Advancing Age-Friendly and Dementia Friendly Communities Building and supporting the Age-Friendly movement in Massachusetts Deepen capacity-building work at the community level Embed access, equity, and inclusivity in our approach and the Age-Friendly movement Develop and communicate policy and advocacy platform

  3. ICYMI: Gov. Baker Declares MA Age-Friendly “Last spring, I appointed a Council to address aging. With a goal of making Massachusetts the most age-friendly state in the nation. The council has provided a platform to think beyond public programs and to draw on expertise in technology, health care, business and innovation. “We’re pleased to announce that AARP has formally designated Massachusetts as one of only two age-friendly states in the country. “We’ll also be increasing state support for the Councils on Aging in our 2019 budget to the highest level ever.

  4. Elevating Best Practices

  5. Aging Population in Massachusetts (60+) 2015 2035 (projection)

  6. What is “Age-Friendly”? • A continuous improvement process focusing on three areas: • Physical environment • Social Environment • Community and health services Physical Environment Social Environment Community and Health Services

  7. Where to begin? • It all starts with CONVENING: Active Age- and Dementia Friendly models • Age-Friendly Berkshires (AARP – Municipal Resolution): • Countywide effort began with regional planning agency and private-pay home care company that lead “planning” and “people” sides of the work, respectively. • Volunteers and funding from THPF support coordinator • Age-Friendly Yarmouth (WHO): • Director of Senior Services dedicates time to Age-Friendly work. • Age-Friendly Boston (AARP): • City’s Elderly Commission have dedicated staff to convene groups, liaise between city departments and carry out action plan. • Support came from THPF and UMass Boston • Salem for All Ages (AARP): • Volunteer, retired professor leads “people” side of the work with support from Mayor’s office and local volunteers/volunteer orgs • Support from UMass Boston

  8. Using the Age-Friendly Lens – Municipal Gov’t • Example of Municipal Departments • Accounting • Animal Control • Assessing Department & Board of Assessors • Board of Selectmen • Capital Projects & Facilities Management • Conservation Commission • Community & Economic Development • Council on Aging • Cultural Council • Finance Division • Fire • Health Department • Human Resources • Inspectional Services • Library • Licensing • Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs • Planning Board • Police • Public Schools • Public Works • Purchasing • Recreation • Retirement Board • Technology Services • Town Clerk • Town/City Manager • Treasurer / Collector • Weights & Measures • Veterans Services • Zoning Board of Appeals

  9. Using the Age-Friendly Lens – Organizations Focus on linking Social Determinants of Health

  10. What Determines Health? Source: Countyhealthrankings.org

  11. Data Gathering

  12. Healthy Aging Community Profiles

  13. Current State: Age & Dementia Friendly Communities

  14. Better Together Strategy

  15. Simplified “Better Together” Strategy • Age-Friendly Community efforts… • Include people living with Dementia, caregivers, and service/support providers on task force • A Dementia Friendly advisory group that can focus on raising awareness and working through sectors in coordination with Age-Friendly

  16. Overcoming Perceptions: Example

  17. Resources and Contact Info • James Fuccione: James.Fuccione@mahealthyaging.org • 617-717-9493 • AARP: Better Together Report and Framework • AARP: Livability Index • Dementia Friendly Massachusetts Toolkit • MHAC: Age-Friendly Toolkits • MHAC: Mass. Healthy Aging Community Profiles • MHAC: Current Age/Dementia Friendly Communities in MA • N4A Report: Making Your Community Livable for All Ages • WHO: Checklist of essential features of age-friendly cities • NEW! “What We Have and What We Need” – Building an Age- and Dementia Friendly Commonwealth • Tri-State Learning Collaborative: Tools and Resources

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