AARP is planning events to celebrate the milestone and raise awareness of the importance of Social Security — a program that provides monthly payments to 1.5 million Arizonans.
$105,500 in grants aims to help residents of all ages, especially older adults, improve how they live, move, and stay connected in their neighborhoods through innovative local projects
After more than 18 months of work, which included story collection, stakeholder meetings, legislative testimony, lobbying, and so much more, Arizona will finally have improved standards in Assisted Living Facilities.
As the new session of the Arizona State Legislature gets underway, AARP Arizona is planning to focus its advocacy efforts on legislation to strengthen oversight of long-term care facilities, boost affordable housing options and prevent homelessness.
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.
Judy Clinco has been selected by AARP, the nonprofit organization for people 50 and older, to receive the 2023 AARP Arizona Andrus Award for Community Service, the Association’s most prestigious and visible state volunteer award for community service.
AARP Tucson volunteers joined Mayor Regina Romero on November 28th, 2023 at the Tucson City Council meeting where Mayor Romero designated November as National Family Caregivers Month!