Scott Wegenast

We welcome a special guest contributor with a message for Kentucky on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2021. LaDonna Koebel is the Executive Director for the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office of Senior Protection.

During his long-time tenure in the Kentucky Legislature, Senator C.B. Embry has set an example of how good policy making can improve the lives of Kentuckians as we age.

The Technical Advisory Committee for Consumer Rights & Client Needs is especially focused on ways Kentucky can increase access, expand services, improve quality of care, develop more patient-centered and improved customer service for Medicaid members.

The Emergency Broadband Benefit is a temporary FCC program to help households struggling to afford internet service during the pandemic.

In a virtual ceremony, Ohio County Judge Executive David L. Johnston proclaims May as Older Americans Month.

The Louisville is updating zoning codes to create more affordable housing in Jefferson County. AARP members are encouraged to contact their Louisville Metro Council member in support of zoning updates to Accessory Dwelling Units.

AARP urging ratepayers to make their voices heard before and during LG&E/KY Utilities virtual public meetings.

Frontline workers are on duty for 6 to 8 hour shifts at Shiloh Baptist vaccinations to thousands in underserved populations. Local AARP volunteers are showing their support and thanks by providing a free healthy lunch break on Saturday, April 3, 2021

Lexington-Fayette County Health Department with AARP Kentucky hosting a virtual, interactive community conversation open to all in Fayette County.

“We thank every member of Kentucky’s Senate and House and especially, Representative Dan Bentley, PharmD., for taking this lifesaving leap forward. Kentuckians are paying too much for prescription drugs like insulin and too many fear one illness could bankrupt their lives. Prescription drugs don’t work if you can’t afford them," AARP Kentucky volunteer State President Charlotte Whittaker.