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Healey-Driscoll Administration Finalizes Assisted Living Safety Reforms Ahead of Anniversary of Gabriel House Fire

7/10/2026 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

New regulations strengthen fire safety, emergency preparedness and accountability to better protect assisted living residents across Massachusetts

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Governor Healey Announces Immediate Safety Reforms Following Release of the Assisted Living Residence Commission’s Final Report

1/12/2026 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

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Governor Healey Proclaims November as Family Caregiver Month

11/03/2025 Executive Office of Aging & Independence (AGE)

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Governor Healey Announces Next Steps to Enhance Resident Safety in Assisted Living Residences

10/23/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Over $400,000 in Grants to Support Family Caregivers

10/16/2025 Executive Office of Aging & Independence (AGE)

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Governor Healey Announces Immediate Measures to Enhance Safety in Assisted Living Residences

7/18/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

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Governor Healey Signs Executive Order, Releases Updated State Plan for Supporting Older Adults in Massachusetts

5/08/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

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Governor Healey Officially Renames Executive Office of Elder Affairs to “Executive Office of Aging & Independence”

1/09/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awarded Nearly Half a Million Dollars to Support Family Caregivers

11/08/2024 Executive Office of Aging & Independence (AGE)

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Governor Healey Proclaims November as Family Caregiver Month

11/01/2024 Executive Office of Aging & Independence (AGE)

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1.1 Million in Grants to Expand Hospital to Home Program

6/06/2024 Executive Office of Aging & Independence (AGE)

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Governor Healey Files Legislation to Rename the Executive Office of Elder Affairs to ‘Executive Office of Aging & Independence’

5/28/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $2.4 Million in Grants to 20 Organizations to Expand Supportive and Social Day Programs for Older Adults

5/08/2024 Executive Office of Aging & Independence (AGE)

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Read Governor Healey's Proclamation of Family Caregiver Month

11/01/2023 Executive Office of Aging & Independence (AGE)

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Releases ReiMAgine Aging, a Podcast Highlighting Massachusetts as a National Leader in the Age- and Dementia-Friendly Movement

10/10/2023 Executive Office of Aging & Independence (AGE)