AARP Colorado

New AARP Analysis: COVID-19 Cases and Deaths Surge in Nursing Homes, Risk of Infection Three Times Higher for Unvaccinated Residents

While Alzheimer’s disease was first diagnosed 115 years ago, it wasn’t until 2021 that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first medication designed to address the underlying biology of Alzheimer’s. That medication, aducanumab, will be the subject of a free webinar, New Advances in Alzheimer’s Treatments, offered in September by the Alzheimer’s Association.

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AARP Colorado is looking for a few good volunteers to help us lead a new program, the AARPCO Colorado Springs Walking Group, coming to Colorado Springs. We will be creating a hybrid walking group where members can walk independently a few times a week and connect virtually with AARP volunteers and other members, offering a fun and safe way to establish a walking habit. AARP walking group leaders will provide helpful information from AARP resources, tips from the Arthritis Foundation’s Walk with Ease Guide, share experiences, and make connections during a weekly zoom meeting. The Colorado Springs Walking Group is designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, social engagement in a safe manner, and a whole lot of fun! AARP Colorado will provide all the materials and training you will need.

New laws on affordability and oversight for drug prices and AARP supported a bill that extends the Office of Consumer Counsel, which represents the interests of utility customers in proceedings of the state Public Utilities Commission.

If the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us anything, it’s that access to high-speed internet is not a luxury; it’s a necessity.

As our workplaces start to reopen, one thing is apparent, our work-life balance might never be the same. Especially when a return to office doesn’t mean a return to “normal.”

People of all ages now use text messages to communicate, often even more so than talking on the phone or via email. Scammers have noted this trend and now use text messaging to contact potential victims. As the use of smart phones and text messaging grows, it is critical that cell phone users are extra vigilant about potential scams that could come to their phone via text. The following are a few tips for avoiding potential text message scams:

The adventure continues: Running a Marathon on every Continent. Aloha Maui.

Is your 65th birthday coming up? You know what that means: It’s time to prepare for Medicare. Get ahead of the game with answers from our free webinar on Medicare, including when to enroll, what’s covered and where to find help along the way.