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AARP Delaware has teamed up with Smart Growth America — a Washington-based nonprofit — on a project that both groups hope will lead to more transportation options and affordable housing in key areas of the state.
New Castle County residents may soon see the development of “pocket neighborhoods”—groups of small, detached homes arranged around a communal open space, such as a courtyard or garden.
A new state law that took effect in September is aimed at educating Delaware consumers about gift card scams.
Assisted living facilities that offer memory care must now employ specialized staff trained in handling dementia patients, under a new law supported by AARP Delaware.
Intrigued by legislative issues that affect older adults? You can get the inside scoop in a new AARP Delaware blog.
AARP Delaware is pushing a bill in the current legislative session to help educate the public about gift card scams.
AARP Delaware plans to make the expanded use of accessory dwelling units a key statewide priority in 2024.
For the first time since AARP began publishing the Scorecard in 2011, more than half of Medicaid long-term care dollars nationwide for older adults and people with physical disabilities went to home- and community-based services instead of nursing homes and other institutions.
Delaware ranked second in the nation per capita in cases of fraud and other reports in 2022, according to Federal Trade Commission data.
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