Caregiving

UPDATE 8/3/22

New AARP data shows that now is the time for Ohio lawmakers to pass commonsense legislation to protect nursing home residents.

AARP National Caregiving Expert Amy Goyer will spend time with AARP Wyoming members during a TeleTown Hall scheduled for 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18. For this talk she will focus in specifically on the financial strain that Caregivers often find themselves under and equip them with resources and advice on how to balance taking care of yourself and your finances while caring for your loved one.

AARP Urges Legislators to Focus on Nursing Home Safety

AARP Urges Legislators to Focus on Nursing Home Safety

Unbelievable? Believe it! So, how can those unpaid caregivers that provide such an extraordinary contribution be acknowledged? That is a question on which Delegate Sam Rasoul, representing the 11th House District of the General Assembly of Virginia, has focused for some years now.

AARP’s mission is to empower people to choose how they live as they age, and an important part of choosing how we live as we age is being able to choose where we live as we age. Most older adults want to remain in their own home and community as they age, but financial barriers and limited service options can make this difficult. We were pleased that the Connecticut legislature passed a state budget and several pieces of legislation that will support older adults who wish to age in place.

AARP-backed bill will help support Georgia’s 1.2 million family caregivers

It’s not always a woman who ends up being a caregiver. That’s what Atlanta playwright and filmmaker Garrett Davis wants men to know, and that it’s OK to ask for help.

As lawmakers develop the fiscal 2022–23 state budget, AARP Michigan is urging them to shift the balance of long-term care funding toward home- and community-based services, with less emphasis on nursing homes and other institutional settings.