AARP Creates ‘Community Connections’ Site to Help Find or Start Mutual Aid Groups

by James Fuccione | Mar 25, 2020 | News and Updates

AARP has created the Community Connections website to help communities, local organizations, and volunteer groups to stay connected, share ideas, and help those most affected by the Coronavirus. Whether you want to start a group, find a group, or get assistance...

Guest Blog Post: Memory Cafes Provide a Place for Friends to Stay Connected

by James Fuccione | Feb 26, 2020 | Member Spotlight, News and Updates

One of the many special aspects of memory cafés is that they provide a way for friends to spend time together. Keeping friendships strong nurtures everyone: the person living with dementia, their primary care partner(s), and the friend. Yet dementia robs so many...

engAGED Community Engagement Guide for Age-Friendly Communities

by James Fuccione | May 29, 2019 | News and Updates

As Older Americans Month comes to a close, the National Resource Center for Engaging Older Adutls (engAGED) has launched a Community Toolkit with resources that can be used year-round to promote social engagement among older adults in your community. The toolkit...

Access to Amenities Impacts Social Isolation and Sense of Community

by James Fuccione | May 22, 2019 | Data and Reports

Americans who live in closer proximity to community parks, libraries, restaurants, and theaters are more content with their neighborhood, more trusting of others, and less lonely regardless of whether they live in large cities, suburbs, or small cities or towns. This...

National Poll on Healthy Aging Finds Feelings of Isolation Among Older Adults with Health Issues

by James Fuccione | Mar 27, 2019 | Data and Reports

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...