Seniors

Mayor Katjana is  committed to making Somerville a caring, healthy, age-friendly city where our seniors may age well in place while maintaining their health, independence, and dignity.
Has made great progress and understands that there is much more for us to do.
Is suing the Trump administration to preserve funding for Seniors’ benefits
Mayor Ballantyne’s Commitments To Improve Quality Of Life For Seniors

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne is committed to making Somerville a caring, healthy, age-friendly city where our seniors may age well in place while maintaining their health, independence, and dignity.
To Improve Seniors' Quality of Life in Somerville, Katjana’s Administration Is taking on senior homelessness with our Older Adults Bridge Program, thanks to a State earmark from Senator Pat Jehlen.

Bridge Program

This Bridge program allows us to provide financial and social services to keep low-income seniors in their homes while they transition to subsidized housing.
Supports lifelong learning and aging in place, we increased the Council on Aging's capacity, programming, and supports for both seniors and caregivers.

Tackling senior homelessness by providing financial and social services to keep low-income seniors in their homes while they transition to subsidized housing.
Funded by a State earmark from Senator Pat Jehlen.
Initiative starts in 2025.

Support for Lifelong Learning and Aging in Place

Increased the Council on Aging's capacity, programming, and supports for both seniors and caregivers.

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne is committed to making Somerville a caring, healthy, age-friendly city.  She's working hard to ensure seniors may age well in place while maintaining their health, independence, and dignity.

Seniors

To support our seniors, Mayor Katjana’s administration

• Increased the Council on Aging's capacity, programming, and supports for both seniors and caregivers
• Is suing the Trump administration to preserve funding for Seniors’ benefits
• Takes on senior homelessness with our Older Adults Bridge Program. The Bridge program allows us to provide financial and social services to keep low-income seniors in their homes while they transition to subsidized housing
• Supports lifelong learning and aging in place, we increased the Council on Aging's capacity, programming, and supports for both seniors and caregivers
• Presents resources for health care, housing, and social enrichment for our seniors, to make Somerville a state and national model of an age-friendly, urban environment
• Creates affordability, public safety, and transportation option designed to serve seniors