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More Than Half of Veterans Are Unaware of Their Housing Benefits and a Quarter...
More than half (60%) of veterans ages 45 and older are unaware that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers grant funding to modify their homes, according to a new AARP survey.
AARP Now Accepting 2024 Community Challenge Grant Applications
Beginning today through March 6, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern, AARP invites local eligible non-profit organizations and governments across the country to apply for the 2024 AARP
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Offers Promising Opportunities to Help Older Adults Stay in Their Homes...
This year at CES 2024, the AgeTech Collaborative™ from AARP is accelerating AI-driven technology in healthcare and personalized
AARP Invests $3.6 Million In Over 300 Community Improvement Projects
AARP announced it is investing $3.6 million in 310 Community Challenge grants for quick-action projects to help communities become more livable. These grants will improve public places;
AARP Accepting 2023 Community Challenge Grant Applications
AARP invites local eligible organizations and governments across the country to apply for the 2023 AARP Community Challenge grant program, now through March 15 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern.
AARP The Magazine Exclusive: Tyler Perry’s Journey From Homelessness to Award-Winning Success
Producer, writer, actor, studio owner and philanthropist Tyler Perry shares the highs and lows of his decades-long career, and how he helped others along his way
AARP Survey Shows 8 in 10 Older Adults Want to Age in Their Homes,...
>AARP’s new 2021 Home and Community Preferences survey found that while more than three-quarters of adults ages 50 and older want to stay in their homes (77%) and communities (79%) as they age
AARP Creates New Business Group to Expand Its Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins announced the creation of a new group, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and a new executive-level position, Chief Diversity Officer. The group and role were created to heighten the organization’s focus on its social mission work
In Testimony, AARP Urges Immediate Action to Address COVID-19 Crisis in Nursing Homes
AARP Arizona State Director Dana Marie Kennedy testified on behalf of AARP, its 38 million members and their families at the U.S. House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee hearing
AARP Innovation Labs Launches ‘AARP Community Connections’ Platform To Find Help, Or Give It,...
AARP Community Connections, a new online platform launched by AARP Innovation Labs today, allows users to organize and find local volunteer groups to help pick up groceries, provide financial
Parties Reach Amicable Settlement in Ann Arbor Fair Housing Case
Current and former tenants of Lurie Terrace, an Ann Arbor senior apartment building, have reached an amicable resolution with the building’s management in their fair housing case. Below is a statement from attorneys involved in the case, including AARP Foundation attorneys
AARP Funds Nearly $1.6 Million in Community Projects Nationwide
AARP announced the largest group of AARP Community Challenge grantees to date. AARP will distribute nearly $1.6 million among 159 grant winners developing “quick-action” projects across all 50 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
AARP Community Challenge Grant Program Now Accepting 2019 Applications
AARP has opened applications for the 2019 AARP Community Challenge grant program to fund “quick-action” projects that spark change across the country. Now in its third year, the program
AARP Survey Reveals Shared Housing on the Rise for Older Adults
More adults age 50 and older are sharing their homes with others as they age, up from 2 percent in 2014 to 16 percent in 2018 according to AARP’s 2018 Home and Community Preferences survey. The majority of those who prefer to live alone as they age say they would consider sharing their home
November AARP Bulletin Delves into the State of America’s Nursing Homes and Reveals the...
Shocking news reports and videos of nursing homes in crisis after recent hurricanes have tens of millions of Americans all asking the same question: Just how safe are America’s nursing homes? AARP takes on the question in the November issue of the AARP Bulletin, with a special report that provides need-to-know insights on how the industry operates today, how it plans for emergencies, new regulations that will affect future safety, growing competition, and how the industry must evolve to serve roughly 1.4 million of America’s frailest citizens.
As Senate Returns to Washington, AARP Continues to Bring Pressure at Home
AARP released new television and radio ads urging five US Senators to oppose the health care bill. The new ads come as the Senate reconvenes following an Independence Day work period that further cemented the public’s desire to scrap a bill that would mean higher costs and less coverage.
New Appraisal Institute Book Enhances Understanding of Rural Property Valuation
The American landscape is changing and rural communities are changing as well, yet there is a void in the current literature of rural property appraisal, according to a new book by the Appraisal Institute.
AARP Applauds CMS Rule Prohibiting Nursing Homes from Using Forced Arbitration Agreements
AARP applauds the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) final rule that prohibits nursing homes and other long-term care facilities from using mandatory pre-dispute binding arbitration agreements with their residents
Genesis Healthcare, Inc., Sued for Administering Drugs to Nursing Home Resident without Legal Consent
The family of Sylvia Pierce, represented by Baird Mandalas Brockstedt, LLC, and AARP Foundation Litigation, filed suit against Genesis Healthcare, Inc., and others for administering dangerous drugs to her while she resided at their nursing facility and for providing negligent care and treatment which injured her and lead to her death. The drugs were administered to Mrs. Pierce without legal consent from her children Robert Pierce and Sandra Ahn who held medical powers of attorney and were the only people who could have agreed to the use of the drugs because their mother lacked capacity to consent.
April Issue of AARP Bulletin Examines 99 Great Ways to Make Your Home Safe...
The April issue of AARP Bulletin provides a fresh look into making your home safer and healthier this spring with its cover story on “99 Great Ways to Make Your Home Safe and Healthy.” Other stories include a look into a national shortage of geriatricians; tips on avoiding Medicare mistakes; April scam alerts just in time for tax season; a Q & A with Tom Frieden, Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and noted epidemiologist on the Zika Virus and more; and AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins’ on saving for your retirement.
