Remember the “mother-in-law suite” or “granny flat”? These small, separate living spaces tucked behind a main house were once common in American neighborhoods. After World War II, they popped up across the country, offering families a way to keep loved ones close while giving them independence. However, over time, zoning laws made it increasingly difficult to build them, and they gradually faded from view.
Court controlled guardianship is one of the most difficult and complex issues facing caregivers. To aid caregivers, Insight Memory Care Center recently hosted a webinar, in collaboration with AARP Virginia, to inform potential guardians and conservators of their roles and responsibilities.
Pete Cartwright, honored as a recipient of the Wish of a Lifetime from AARP, had a remarkable experience when he threw his first pitch at an Astros game.
A non-practicing physician with a passion for health education and community service, AARP Pennsylvania volunteer Myra Piña brings a global perspective and multilingual skills to her work.
The AARP Pickleball Clinic Tour came to Barney Park in Helena, Montana last August. We were excited to offer Helenans a chance to learn and to play this popular sport! The clinic consisted of an on-court guided session with licensed instructors and focused on warm up, basic technique, skills building, and game play for players of all levels. Afterward, participants had the chance to put into practice what they just learned with an open-play session guided by the professionals.
There are 126,109 people in Wyoming counting on the Social Security they’ve earned to be there when they need it. Seventy-eight percent of those beneficiaries in Wyoming are retired workers with 12% disabled workers, and 7.4% receiving spousal or survivor benefits. Laramie County has the state’s highest number of beneficiaries at 20,655, followed by Natrona (16,835), Park (8,820), and Sheridan (8,285) Counties.
A new AARP survey, released in conjunction with Social Security’s 90th anniversary, confirms that Americans highly value Social Security, and even more so than five years ago. The vast majority of Americans – 95% of Republicans, 98% of Democrats, and 93% of Independents – consider Social Security vital to the financial security of all Americans, and 67% believe it is even more important for retirees than it was five years ago.
New 90th anniversary report builds on AARP’s long-standing public opinion research on Social Security and examines how views have changed since 2005 on Social Security’s role in retirement, its importance to future generations, and the barriers Americans face in saving for retirement.