Seniors

When we say "More For The North Shore", seniors are a critical part of that vision. We are coming up short in terms of care for our elderly residents across issues, particularly in healthcare and housing. We cannot claim to be a state with moral courage until we address the poverty and neglect that our aging populations are too often being faced with.

Together we will:

Expand our public healthcare system to cover long-term care and invest in home-based care as well as senior living centers to make long-term care universally affordable.
Invest in scientific research and development to treat and eventually cure Alzhiemers, Dementia and other age-related diseases.
Improve access to nutritious food and convenient exercise options through an elimination of food deserts, an increase in community parks and public funding for and regulation of senior living centers.
Increase access to quality, reliable transportation for seniors
Invest in anti-isolation methods including friendly phone-call services and mental health care.
Eradicate senior homelessness and prioritize elderly homeless vets.
Strengthen criminal penalties for financial predators of seniors and reimburse victims.