AARP's Public Policy Institute announced a follow-up study that builds on the landmark Home Alone study, which was the first national look at how family caregivers are managing medical/nursing tasks, such as managing medications, changing dressings, and other tasks in...
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Tips for Advocates of Limited English Proficient Older Adults
A new National Center on Law and Elder Rights "PRACTICE TIP" offers advice to advocates and counselors working with Limited English Proficient (LEP) older adults to better assert their language access rights. Over five million older adults across the country are LEP,...
National Poll on Healthy Aging Finds Feelings of Isolation Among Older Adults with Health Issues
One in four older adults say they feel isolated from other people at least some of the time, and one in three say they lack regular companionship, according to a new national poll. Those feelings of loneliness showed up most in people aged 50 to 80 who also reported...
AARP Offers Data and Age-Friendly Guidance for Rural Areas
Armed with reports like the Housing Assistance Council's "Housing an Aging Rural America: Rural Seniors and Their Homes,"as well as a collaboration with the LOR Foundation, AARP published an extensive article on resources and examples of healthy aging and Age-Friendly...
New Study Reports Health Benefits of Volunteering for Lower-Income Older Adults
Results from an independent study sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service reveal that Senior Corps volunteers are not only improving the lives of others, they are also improving their own. This national study collected data from 1,200...
2018 US Bicycling & Walking Benchmarking Report Released
A benchmarking report on bicycling and walking in the United States first appeared in in 2007, when it was created by cycling and walkability advocates as a way to track data on the two transportation modes. The 2018 edition, titled Bicycling & Walking in the...
‘Making Room’ Publication from AARP Looks at Housing Options for Changing Demographics
Just as the housing needs of individuals change over a lifetime unprecedented shifts in both demographics and lifestyle have fundamentally transformed our nation’s housing requirements. Filled with infographics, ideas, solutions, photographs and floor plans from...
Salem for All Ages Releases ‘Year Two’ Progress Report
The city of Salem continues to advance its Salem for All Ages initiative with the release of their Year Two Report. The Age-Friendly leaders and various subcommittees on issues like "communication" and "housing" provide updates on the progress being made in all...
Boston Mayor Walsh, AARP Voter Survey Featured at 2019 Conference of Mayors
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh was on a panel at the recent US Conference of Mayors in Washington DC to discuss how communities can engage older adults. The video of that discussion can be seen here: According to AARP survey results that were freshly announced at that...
AARP Releases 2019 ‘Dangerous by Design’ Report
The 2019 Dangerous by Design report ranks states and metropolitan areas throughout the United States according to how dangerous the roadways are for pedestrians. Published by Smart Growth America and the National Complete Streets Coalition, with support from AARP,...