AARP Colorado

As temperatures rise, extreme heat can have a significant impact on everyone’s safety, but these conditions can be especially stressful and confusing for individuals with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

People of all ages use text messages to communicate, often even more so than talking on the phone or sending an 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:

From the Social Security Administration...

During the pandemic, many Americans began streaming movies at home and turned on the captions to better understand the dialogue. Perhaps you were one of them.

From the Social Security Administration...

AARP Colorado continues to push back against utility rate hikes.

In 2021, the Colorado Legislature passed SB21-175, establishing the Colorado Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB.)

Social Security is your money — you earned it through a lifetime of hard work. And like most Americans, that money is needed to help cover living expenses and pay bills. Nearly one in six Colorado residents – 915,854 people – receive Social Security benefits, and 33 percent of residents 65 and older rely on the program for at least half of their income.

Learn more about the history of AARP, as well as our founder, Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus.

Tax relief opportunities for those improving accessibility and independence at home.