Governor Healey signed the 2026 Massachusetts budget into law on the 4th of July. The budget invests in older residents and supports the Commonwealth’s 780,000 family caregivers allowing people to age with dignity in their own homes and communities-where they want to. The governor did veto a key proposal that would set up a plan that allows more people to save for retirement.
13 communities across Massachusetts are getting a boost in their work to become more livable for residents of all ages. It's part of AARP's nationwide grant program
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A definition of Age-friendly in the words of a local Bay Stater just like you.
Bob Lovinger is a retired journalist and grant writer turned AARP Volunteer. He is a resident of Bristol County.
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The Commonwealth is holding listening sessions this summer as it gets set to refresh the Age- & Dementia-Friendly action plan it submitted to AARP in 2019