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By Greg Saitz • When an increasing number of physical ailments left Donna Kirkland’s parents unable to care for themselves about four years ago, she and her six siblings had a choice: Place their parents in a nursing home or share caregiving duties so they could remain in their home.
AARP California is working with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to address age discrimination in industries that have a reputation for age stereotyping, especially entertainment and high-tech.
By Tracy Sutton Schorn • Women balance so many responsibilities—child-rearing, caregiving for aging parents, relationships, careers—that often something falls through the cracks, said Austin financial planner Emily O’Connell.
A new posse is riding herd on the legislature. AARP Nevada is organizing dozens of volunteers to advocate for policies that help the 50-plus population as well as vulnerable people such as family caregivers and low-wage earners.
AARP is encouraging state lawmakers to extend Utah’s Medicaid program to cover all low-income, uninsured Utahns—about 131,000 additional people.
• By Sondra Forsyth
Organizations seeking information about changes under the Affordable Care Act can schedule an AARP health care reform presentation.
• Hillel Kuttler
By Kathryn Canavan • Once a week, almost 350 Philadelphia elementary school students show up at churches, nursing facilities and retirement homes where adults are waiting to read with them.
Clean energy As part of its continuing interest in environmental concerns in the Virgin Islands, AARP is supporting efforts to find waste-to-energy solutions for the territory.
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