Report Shows Worst & Best States for Aging in Place
When it comes to the worst and best states for aging in place, 7 Southern states come at the bottom of the list

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama—According to new data, compared to the rest of the country Southeastern states are some of the worst states for aging in place despite being popular with retirees. 

Seniorly compiled a list of the best and worst locations for aging in place and put seven Southern states—Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Kentucky and Florida—at the bottom. Utah, which has the lowest rate of social isolation, ranked first overall. 

AARP Survey Reveals Older LGBTQ+ Adult Concerns With Support, Aging
The survey reveals nearly 80% of older LGBTQ+ adults are concerned with health care access, discrimination & more

WASHINGTON—A new AARP study discovered four in five (78%) older adults who identify as LGBTQ+ are concerned with a lack of support from family and friends as they age. At the same time, nearly half (45%) of these adults are already living with a chronic condition and/or disability.

OATS, AARP Welcome New Partners to Senior Planet Program
Senior Planet provides community-based organizations across the country with tools to help older adults access technology and use it

BROOKLYN, New York—Older Adult Technology Services (OATS) from AARP onboarded 14 new licensed partners to its “Senior Planet” licensing program; a program that provides community-based organizations across the country with tools to help older adults access

AARP Calls Credit for Caring Act 'Much Needed Relief for Caregivers'
Bill to provide up to $5,000 tax credit for family caregivers stretched to the limit

WASHINGTON—AARP applauded the reintroduction of the Credit for Caring Act, bipartisan legislation that would provide up to a $5,000 nonrefundable federal tax credit for working family caregivers who routinely cut back on their own health care or dip into their savings each year. 


‘Cruel’ Digital Race For Vaccines Leaves Many Seniors Behind

By Will Stone

With millions of older Americans eligible for covid-19 vaccines and limited supplies, many continue to describe a frantic and frustrating search to secure a shot, beset by uncertainty and difficulty. 

The efforts to vaccinate people 65 and older have strained under the enormous demand that has overwhelmed cumbersome, inconsistent scheduling systems.


Senior Helpers Appoints Hughes to Oversee Strategic Development

BALTIMORE (August 1, 2018 )—Senior Helpers, a provider of in-home senior care, announced the appointment of Michael Hughes to VP of Strategic Development. In this role, Hughes's primary responsibility will be to forge partnerships and alliances for Senior Helpers with health care systems, managed care organizations, Medicare Advantage programs, long-term care companies, and other key health care partners, designed to promote Senior Helpers' critical role in the health care continuum.

RAISE Family Caregiver Act Passes Congress
Act requires HHS Secretary to develop strategy to support family caregivers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 9, 2018)—AARP welcomes passage in the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives of the bipartisan Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act (H.R. 3759). The legislation, introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and in the U.S. House by Representatives Gregg Harper (R-MS) and Kathy Castor (D-FL), requires the U.S.

AARP Names 2017 Quality Measures Innovation Grant Winners
The winners made strides in diabetes and cancer safety research.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 21, 2017)—AARP announced today that Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) and Tufts Medical Center are this year's AARP Quality Measures Innovation Grant award winners. They will each receive a grant of $150,000 and will have access to OptumLabs' unique data assets to develop innovative quality health measures that address important gaps in diabetes and cancer care.