Most older adults hope or plan to age in place in their own homes or communities. However, changes in their health and physical abilities often create a need to look for alternative housing options.
AARP is in the holiday spirit! Join us and the Joffrey Ballet from December 6th to the 28th, at the Lyric Opera House, 20 N Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60660. Follow young Marie and the mysterious Great Impresario on a Christmas Eve adventure through Chicago’s 1893 World’s Fair, a dazzling spectacle of sights, sounds, and holiday enchantment.
Bob Lovinger is a retired journalist and grant writer turned AARP Volunteer. He is a resident of Bristol County. He's part of a group of AARP Volunteers who are comitted to making Massachusetts more livable for people of all ages. He writes a monthly column about the Age-Friendly movement in the Bay State.
AARP New Hampshire is pleased to recognize Iris Altilio, of Pembroke, as the 2024 recipient of the Andrus Award for Community Service which honors Granite Staters 50-plus who are sharing their experience, talent, and skills to enrich the lives of their community members.
Get ready to dance your way to fitness with Zumba Gold classes at Alicea Field of Dreams (Hess Road). These classes are a lower-intensity version of the Zumba exercise class that's designed for older adults, beginners, and people with physical limitations.
With heating costs rising, you may want to look into the Massachusetts Home Energy Assistance Program. It helps people with heating bills. You may qualify and not realize it.
Agatha Frisby of Prairie Centre Architecture & Consulting in Park River and Noah Boen, a fourth-year Architecture student at NDSU from Olivia, Minn., are the winners of AARP ND's first missing middle housing competition.
November is National Family Caregiving Month, and AARP Wyoming wishes to salute the estimated 58,000 family caregivers in the state who give 54 million hours each year helping their older parents, spouses, and other loved ones live independently.