Access, equity, and cultural inclusion
- (AF)* Diverse Elders Coalition
- (DF) Dementia and Culture - Recorded Symposium and Resource List (PDF)
- (DF)* LGBT and Dementia
- (DF) LGBTQ Americans Could Be At Higher Risk For Dementia, Study Finds
- (AF) AARP - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- (AF & DF)* Healthy Aging for All Guide
- (AF & DF) Enhancing Cultural Competence
- (AF & DF) A Toolkit for Serving Diverse Communities
- (AF) Guidance for Integrating Culturally Diverse Communities into Planning for and Responding to Emergencies: A Toolkit
- (AF) African American Older Adults and Race-Related Stress (PDF)
- (DF) Connecting w/ Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders about Dementia
- (DF) Vietnamese Immigrants Care for Parents with Dementia, Amidst Stigma
- (AF) The Emerging Needs of Asian American and Pacific Islander Older Adults
- (AF) Status of Hispanic Older Adults: Insights from the Field – Caregivers Edition
- (AF) Institute for Social Policy and Understanding - American Muslims and Aging (PDF)
- (AF) National Resource Center on LGBT Aging
- (DF) Dementia in Adults with Intellectual Disability
- (DF) Down Syndrome & Alzheimer's Programs & Resources
- (DF) Mind and Memory Matters Project: Alzheimer's and Down Syndrome Resources
- (DF) Dementia Resource Guide Book: For Individuals With Developmental Disabilities and Their Caregivers
- (AF & DF) National Brain Health Center for African Americans
(AF)* = Age-Friendly | (DF)* = Dementia Friendly | (AF & DF)* = Age- and Dementia Friendly
Outdoor spaces and buildings
- (DF) DFA's Resource List - Environment
- (DF) Checklist for Dementia Friendly Environments (England)
- (DF) Dementia Related Design and the Built Environment
- (DF) Designing Space for Dementia Care
- (DF) DFA - Libraries Sector Guide (Creating a Dementia Friendly Physical Space - Page 3)
- (DF) Physical Environments Checklist (Pages 8-9)
- (DF) Designing Inclusive Outdoor Spaces - Dementia-Friendly Tulsa
- (AF) AARP - Outdoor Spaces and Buildings - Best Practices & Examples
- (AF) AARP - Public Places and Outdoor Spaces Archive
- (AF) Age-Friendly Winter Spaces
- (AF)Senior Center Renovation and Design
- (AF) AARP - Creating Parks & Public Spaces for People of All Ages
- (AF) Pioneer Valley, MA - Healthy Community Design Toolkit
- (AF & DF) Design Considerations for Physical Infrastructure
- (AF & DF) City of Boston - Checklist for Businesses
(AF) = Age-Friendly | (DF)* = Dementia Friendly
Housing
Housing policy & planning
- (AF)* AARP – Housing That Works for People of All Ages
- (AF) AARP - Roadmap to Livability: Housing Workbook (PDF)
- (AF) AARP - Housing - Best Practices & Examples
- (AF) AARP - Housing Archive
- (AF) AARP – 6 Creative Housing Options
- (AF) Salem: Age-Friendly Action Plan (For Housing Page 9-12)
- (AF) Rhode Island: Building an Age-Friendly Community (For Housing Page 18-21)
- (AF) AARP - The ABCs of Accessory Dwelling Units
- (AF) AARP - Make Room for Making Room
- (AF) Connecting Generations in Senior Housing
- (AF) Design Standards for Senior Housing in Massachusetts (Pages 132-136)
- (DF)* Alzheimer's Society UK (PDF), Guidance on Delivering a Dementia Friendly Approach to Housing (PDF)
- (AF & DF) Design Considerations for Physical Infrastructure
- (AF/DF) Housing Design Competition Toolkit
Home modifications
- (AF) AARP Home Fit Guide
- (AF) Aging in Place - Home Modifications
- (DF) National Institute on Aging - Home Safety and Alzheimer's Disease
- (DF) Alzheimer’s Society UK – 10 Ways to Make Your Home More Dementia Friendly
- (DF) Alzheimer's Society UK - Making your Home Dementia Friendly
Housing options in Massachusetts
- (AF & DF) Mass Options – Housing
(AF)* = Age-Friendly | (DF)* = Dementia Friendly
Social inclusion and participation
General guidance
- (AF)* AARP - Social Participation - Best Practices & Examples
- (AF) AARP - Respect and Social Inclusion - Best Practices & Examples
- (AF) AARP - Communication & Information - Best Practices & Examples
- (AF) Frameworks Communication Toolkit
- (DF)* Dementia Friends Massachusetts
- (DF) DFA - Neighbors & Community Members Sector Guide
- (DF) DFA's Resource List - Engaging People with Dementia
- (DF) DFA Video – Dementia Friendly in Your Community
- (DF) Alzheimer’s Society UK – Uniting Care Home and Communities
- (DF) MA Memory Café Toolkit in English and Spanish
- (DF)Memory Café Roles for People Living with Dementia
- (DF) MA Memory Café Directory
- (DF) DFA Video – Restaurants
Libraries
- (AF) 10 Ways to Make Your Library Age-Friendly
- (DF) DFA - Libraries Sector Guide
- (DF) DFA Video – Library
- (DF) DFA's Resource List - Libraries
Intergenerational activity
- (AF) Age-Friendly Universities
- (AF) Lasell College-Age-Friendly University Initiative
- (DF) Purple Orchards - Dementia Friendly High School Students
- (DF) DFA's Resource List - Youth
- (DF) Assabet Valley's Dementia Friendly High School
Information for faith communities
- (DF) DFA - Faith Communities Sector Guide
- (DF) DFA Video – Faith Communities
- (DF) Dementia Friendly Massachusetts - Guide for Faith Communities
- (DF) DFA's Resource List - Faith Communities
Arts & cultural activity
- (AF&DF) Arts Council England - Guidance on Age & Dementia Friendly Arts & Cultural Activities
- (DF) DFA's Resource List - Arts & Cultural Activities
- (DF) Alzheimer's Society UK - Dementia Friendly Arts Guide
- (DF) Giving Voice Initiative - How to Create a Chorus for People Living with Dementia
Wellness & physical activity
- (DF) Dementia Friendly Sport and Physical Activity Guide (PDF)
- (DF) Dementia Friendly Recreation Services (PDF)
- (AF & DF) Six Dimensions of Wellness
(AF)* = Age-Friendly | (DF)* = Dementia Friendly
Transportation
- (AF)* AARP - Roadmap to Livability: Transportation Workbook (PDF)
- (AF) AARP - Transportation - Best Practices and Examples
- (AF) AARP - Transportation Archive
- (AF) AARP - Transportation - Walk Audit Tool Kit and Leader Guide
- (AF) Meeting the Transportation Needs of Older Adults with Vision Loss
- (AF) Massachusetts Pedestrian Transportation Plan
- (AF) Massachusetts Dept. of Transportation - Guide for Walkability (PDF)
- (AF) Age-Friendly Bus Stops (PDF)
- (AF) Transportation Options in Massachusetts
- (AF) Transportation Services and Programs in Massachusetts
- (AF) Transportation Strategies for Human Service Agencies in Massachusetts
- (AF & DF)* Develop a Volunteer Driver Program in Massachusetts
- (AF & DF) Design Considerations for Physical Infrastructure
- (DF)* Dementia and Transportation (NADTC)
- (DF) Safe Mobility for Life (Florida)
- (DF) Dementia Friendly Public Transportation Flyer (Oregon)
- (DF) Transportation Questions for Focus Groups for Dementia Caregivers and Persons with Dementia
- (DF) A New Journey”: Creating a Dementia-Friendly Public Transport System (UK)
- (DF) Understanding Dementia and Driving (The Hartford Center for Mature Market Excellence)
- (DF) Dementia and Driving Resource Center (Alzheimer’s Association)
- (DF) DFA Video - Transportation
- (DF) DFA's Resource List - Transportation
- (DF) DFA - Local Government Sector Guide (For Mobility, Page 2-3)
(AF)* = Age-Friendly | (DF)* = Dementia Friendly
Civic participation and employment
Employment
- (AF)* AARP - Work & Civic Engagement - Best Practices & Examples
- (AF) Respect a Caregiver’s Time - Employer Resource Guide (PDF)
- (AF) AARP - Understanding the Impact of Family Caregiving on Work (PDF)
- (AF) AARP - How Employers Can Support Working Caregivers, June 2013
- (AF) Tips for Employers to Support Caregivers in the Workplace (PDF)
- (DF)* How to Identify, Approach, and Assist Employees with Young Onset Dementia: A Guide for Employers
- (DF) Job Accommodations Network - Alzheimer's Disease
- (DF) Alzheimer’s Society UK - Supporting Employees Living with Dementia (Pages 36-42) (PDF)
- (DF) Institute for Employment Studies - Dementia Friendly Workplaces
Civic engagement
- (AF) AARP - Work & Civic Engagement - Best Practices & Examples
- (AF) AARP - Community Listening Session Workbook
- (AF) Community Engagement Toolkit
- (DF) Supporting People with Dementia at Conferences & Events (PDF)
- (DF) Involving People with Dementia in Steering or Advisory Groups
- (AF & DF) Resources for Hybrid (Remote & In-Person) Public Engagement
(AF)* = Age-Friendly | (DF)* = Dementia Friendly
Communication and technology
- (AF)* AARP - Communication & Information - Best Practices & Examples
- (AF) Digital Equity and Older Adults
- (AF) Affordable Connectivity Program
- (AF) Writing for older adults (PDF)
- (AF) Frameworks Communication Toolkit - How to Talk about Aging-Related Topics
- (DF)* Alzheimer’s UK – Communicating with Someone with Dementia
- (DF) Alzheimer's Association - Communication and Alzheimer's
- (DF) Dementia-Friendly Media and Broadcast Guide
- (DF) DFA's Resource List - Engaging People with Dementia
- (DF) Alzheimer's Association – Sign Up for Free Business Training
- (DF) Dementia Friends - Changing the Way People Think, Act and Talk about Dementia
- (DF) DFA's Resource List - Communication & Customer Service
(AF)* = Age-Friendly | (DF)* = Dementia Friendly
Services (business, health and community)
Business (customer service & experience)
- (AF & DF) City of Boston - Checklist for Businesses
- (AF)* New York City - Age-Friendly Business Guide & Checklist
- (AF) Salem, MA - Age-Friendly Business Guidance & Checklist
- (AF) Evanston, IL - Age-Friendly Business Guidance & Checklist
- (AF) AARP - Age-Friendly Business Day, Portland, Oregon
- (DF) Business Interest Checklist, Worcester, MA
- (DF) DFA 's Resource List - Business
- (DF) DFA - Business Sector Guide
- (DF) Alzheimer’s Australia – Dementia Friendly Business Toolkit
- (DF) Alzheimer's Society UK - Dementia Friendly Business Guide
- (DF) DFA's Dementia Friendly@Work training
- (DF) Alzheimer's Association – Sign Up for Free Business Training in Massachusetts
- (DF) DFA Video – Bank
- (DF) DFA - Banks & Financial Services Sector Guide
- (AF) AARP-BankSafe Safeguards Against Exploitation
- (AF & DF) Elder Financial Abuse - Training Video for Bank Tellers
- (AF) National Community Reinvestment Coalition - Age-Friendly Banking Toolkit
- (DF) Guide for Financial Planners
- (DF) DFA's Resource List - Banking and Financial Services
- (DF) Alzheimer's Society UK - Dementia Friendly Finance and Insurance Guide
- (DF) DFA Video - Retail
- (DF) Alzheimer’s Society UK – Dementia Friendly Retail Guide
- (DF) DFA Video – Pharmacy
- (DF) DFA Video – Restaurant
- (DF) DFA 's Resource List - Business
- (DF) DFA's Dementia Friendly@Work training
Health and community services (community strategies)
- (AF) AARP - Roadmap to Livability: Health Services and Community Supports Workbook
- (AF) AARP - Community and Health Services - Best Practices and Examples
- (DF) DFA's Resource List - Community Based Services & Supports
- (DF) The Role of Senior Centers in Mitigating Dementia (PDF)
- (DF) DFA - Health Care Throughout the Continuum Sector Guide
- (DF) DFA's Resource List - Residential & Specialty Care
Health and community services (hospital strategies)
- (AF) Institute for Healthcare Improvement – Age-Friendly Hospitals
- (AF) Age-Friendly Health Systems Guide (PDF)
- (AF) Connecting Age-Friendly Health Systems to Age- and Dementia Friendly Communities
- (AF) Family Caregiver Navigation Toolkit - A Guide for Hospitals
- (DF) MA Law - Required Operational Plan in Hospitals around Dementia (ch.220 §8, Acts 2018)
- (DF) Guidance for Hospitals on Developing Operational Plan around Dementia
- (DF) Pain Assessment in Hospitalized Older Adults with Dementia
Health and community services (provider strategies & tools)
- (AF) American Hospital Association – Age-Friendly Health Systems
- (AF) Institute for Healthcare Improvement – Age-Friendly Health Systems
- (AF) Age-Friendly Health Systems Guide (PDF)
- (DF) DFA - Provider Practice Tools
- (DF) DFA's Resource List - Clinical Tools
- (DF) DFA - Provider Training Videos
- (DF) MA Law - Sharing Alzheimer’s Diagnosis (ch.220 §5, Acts 2018)
- (DF) KAER Toolkit for Detecting Cognitive Impairment & Earlier Diagnosis (PDF)
- (DF) Diagnostic and Management Tools
- (AF & DF) Massachusetts - Adult Day Health Provider Resources
Health and community services (legal & advanced planning)
- (DF) DFA's Resource List - Legal Resources and Advanced Planning
- (AF & DF) Honoring Choices Massachusetts
Health and community services (consumer guides)
- (AF & DF) Mass Options - Your Link to Community Services in Massachusetts
- (AF) AARP – Planning for Long-Term Care
- (AF) AARP – Understanding Long-Term Health Insurance
- (AF) AARP's Top Answers to Senior Housing and Care Questions
- (AF) Massachusetts – Nursing Home Search
- (AF) Massachusetts - Checklists for deciding on a Nursing Facility
- (AF) Massachusetts – Assisted Living Options and Information
- (AF) Harvard Law School – Planning for Long-Term Care in Massachusetts
- (AF) Your Options for Financing Long-Term Care: A Massachusetts Guide
Health and community services (caregivers)
- (DF) Alzheimer's Association - Caregiving
- (DF) DFA's Resource List - Caregivers & Caregiving
- (DF) Alzheimer's Los Angeles - Caregiver Tip Sheets
- (DF) Alzheimer's Los Angeles - Caregiver Tip Video Series
- (AF) AARP - Prepare to Care: A Resource Guide for Families
- (AF) AARP - Resources for Family Caregivers
- (DF & AF) Mass Options – Caregiver Support
(AF) = Age-Friendly | (DF) = Dementia Friendly
Public safety
(AF) Disaster Preparedness for Seniors by Seniors (PDF)
(DF) Disaster Planning Toolkit for People Living with Dementia (PDF)
(DF) A Guide to Law Enforcement on Voluntary Registry Programs (PDF)
(DF) DFA Video – First Responders
(DF) Alzheimer's Association - Training for First Responders
(DF) DFA - Banks & Financial Services Sector Guide (For Financial Abuse, Page 2)
(AF) AARP-BankSafe Safeguards Against Exploitation
(AF&DF) How to Address Diminished Capacity and Financial Exploitation
(AF) National Center on Elder Abuse
(DF) MA Law - Required Dementia Training for Protective Services Caseworkers (ch.220 §2, Acts 2018)
(AF) National Sheriffs' Association - Triad Resources
(AF&DF) MA Registry of Motor Vehicles - Safe Driver Checklist
(AF) = Age-Friendly | (DF) = Dementia Friendly