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2024 will be a record-breaking year for retirement in the U.S., with an average of 11,000 Americans a day expected to celebrate their 65th birthday from now until December. Approximately 4.1 million Americans are poised to turn 65 this year and every year through 2027.
America is hitting “peak 65” in 2024 as record number of boomers reach retirement age. Here’s what to know. MoneyWatch CBS News, January 29, 2024
In the upcoming years, a confluence of factors will produce an unprecedented shortfall in the necessary supply of caregivers. If left unchecked, this shortfall will result in a series of harmful economic outcomes—including sharply raised caregiving costs, outsized burdens on informal caregivers, and subpar quality of care. Since demand for care is largely out of policymakers’ control, the most promising way to address these challenges is by expanding the supply of caregivers. And one of the best strategies for expanding the supply of caregivers is through expanded pathways for legal immigrants.
Immigration to address the caregiving shortfall (Brookings, April 2, 2024)
Mission
Dignity Alliance Massachusetts is dedicated to transformative change to ensure the dignity of older adults, people with disabilities, and their caregivers. We are committed to advancing new ways of providing long-term services, support, living options, and care, while respecting choice and self-determination. Through education, legislation, regulatory reform, and legal strategies, this mission will become reality throughout the Commonwealth.
As a grass-roots coalition of aging and disability service and advocacy organizations and supporters, Dignity Alliance Massachusetts works to secure fundamental changes.
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Upcoming Events
- March 19, 2024 – May 2, 2024 – 7th Annual Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day Symposium
- 8:30 am – 4:00 pm, April 27, 2024 – 2024 Transition Conference: The Transitions Journeys The Arc of Massachusetts - (In Person)
- 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, April 30, 2024 – Statewide Housing Plan Listening Session - Dartmouth
- 10:00 am, May 2, 2024 – 7th annual Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day Symposium
- 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, May 2, 2024 – Nursing Facility Resident Rights in Medicare "Short-Stay" Rehabilitation (on-line)
- 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, May 3, 2024 – Statewide Housing Plan Listening Session - Brockton
- 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, May 7, 2024 – 7th annual Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day Symposium
- 8:30 am – 4:00 pm, May 8, 2024 – 2024 OABHN Conference, "Leading Change: Making a Difference at the Intersection of Practice, Policy, and Lived Experience" (In Person)
- 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, May 9, 2024 – Statewide Housing Plan Listening Session - Boston
- 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, May 15, 2024 – Statewide Housing Plan Listening Session - Pittsfield
- 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, May 16, 2024 – BCIL Anniversary Celebration
- 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, May 16, 2024 – Statewide Housing Plan Listening Session - Greenfield
- 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, May 20, 2024 – Statewide Housing Plan Listening Session - Virtual via Zoom
- 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, May 21, 2024 – Statewide Housing Plan Listening Session - Worcester
- 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, May 23, 2024 – Statewide Housing Plan Listening Session - Lowell
- 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, May 29, 2024 – Statewide Housing Plan Listening Session - Virtual via Zoom
- 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, May 31, 2024 – Statewide Housing Plan Listening Session - Framingham
- 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, June 3, 2024 – Statewide Housing Plan Listening Session - Barnstable
- 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, June 4, 2024 – Statewide Housing Plan Listening Session - Martha's Vineyard
- 8:30 am – 3:30 pm, June 20, 2024 – Webinar: Getting Up to Speed in Social Work’s Role in Elder Care: Challenges and Developments
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