Advocacy

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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.

AARP strongly supports new bipartisan legislation, the Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act

Phoenix GO Bond Question 3 seeks voter authorization to issue and sell general obligation (GO) bonds up to $114,385,000 to create an efficient, modern Phoenix to live and work.

Phoenix GO Bond Question 2 seeks voter authorization to issue and sell general obligation (GO) bonds up to $108,615,000 to improve quality of life in Phoenix neighborhoods.

Phoenix GO Bond Question 1 seeks voter authorization to issue and sell general obligation (GO) bonds up to $214,000,000 to enhance community safety through fire, police, roadway, and pedestrian infrastructure.

PHOENIX, Arizona – AARP’s new Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Scorecard finds that more than three years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, care provided in the United States for older adults and people with disabilities is painfully inadequate. The report finds that major gaps persist in every state, including Arizona, especially related to support adult day care services, nursing home residents with pressure sores, nursing home Covid-19 vaccination rates for residents and staff and access to housing assistance for people with disabilities.

Join AARP Arizona and Phoenix Mayor, Kate Gallego, for an important conversation about the 2023 Phoenix General Obligation (GO) Bond

Join AARP Arizona and Phoenix Mayor, Kate Gallego, for a free breakfast and a conversation about the 2023 Phoenix GO Bond initiative.