Programming & Activities Panel
Session #1
Summary
What programs are working, and which ones are not? Hear from experienced and newer Program Coordinators who are passionate about providing fun and meaningful opportunities for our older adults.
Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren/Relative Caregivers in Your Community
Session #1
Summary
Participants will learn about the issue, worries, and concerns of grandparents raising grandchildren/relative caregivers and will learn about supports, resources, and ways to engage these caregivers.
Home Modification: The Key to Aging in Place
Session #1
Summary
Learn more about how older adults can access funding to modify their homes for aging in place and to apply towards the building of accessory dwelling units.
Lights, Camera, Community! Reels & Stories That Actually Work for COAs
Session #2
Summary
Want to use Facebook and Instagram Reels and Stories without overthinking it? This fun, hands-on session will show Councils on Aging staff how to create simple, engaging short-form videos.
Beyond the Nursing Home: Legal and Community Strategies to Age in Place Under the OBBBA.
Session #2
Summary
Prepare for the 'One Big Beautiful Bill.' Learn how ADUs, GUIDE, and CommonHealth keep MA seniors home. Don't let the 2027 gap catch you! Join Erin Nunes to learn 2026 legal care planning in a crisis.
Fit to Drive!
Session #2
Summary
A spring tune-up focusing on driver fitness, self-assessment tools, safe driving tips, techniques, and exercises to improve driving.
Models, Meals & Meaningful Impact: Exploring Dining Program Options
Session #3
Summary
Hear from a panel of COA Directors sharing their funding, structural and operational examples as well as updates from MCOA on the Dining Program meetings.
Aging Without Limits: Overcoming Barriers to Older Adult Mobility
Session #3
Summary
Older adults don't have to accept mobility loss. Learn to spot red flags, reduce fall risk, distinguish normal aging from vascular issues, and connect seniors to modern outpatient care.
Digital Literacy Panel
Session #3
Summary
Hear from COAs across Massachusetts wth successful digital literacy programs! Moderated by Cheryl Coss from the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI).
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