The AARP Anchorage Community Action Team is a dedicated group of local volunteers, committed to making Anchorage a place where people can comfortably age in their own homes.
The Alaska Legislature can change the landscape on retirement readiness in our state by passing Alaska Work and Save legislation (SB 135). Alaska Work and Save will provide an easy, low-cost retirement savings option to help small businesses give employees a way to save and take control of their future.
Since Anchorage became a member of AARP’s Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities in June 2021, AARP volunteers have been collecting feedback from Anchorage residents regarding what can be done to make Anchorage a more Age-Friendly place to live. Here is a reminder of what it means to be an Age-Friendly community - An Age-Friendly community should provide safe, walkable streets; age-friendly housing and transportation options; access to needed services; and opportunities for residents to participate in community life. Well-designed, age-friendly communities foster economic growth and make for happier, healthier residents of all ages.
For the first time since AARP began publishing the Scorecard in 2011, more than half of Medicaid long-term care dollars nationwide for older adults and people with physical disabilities went to home- and community-based services instead of nursing homes and other institutions.