Livable Communities

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ADUs, sometimes called in-law suites, are small homes or apartments on the same lot as a single-family house. Proponents say they are a critical part of the solution to Florida’s affordable housing crisis.
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Please join us in welcoming Healthy West Kendall to the family of AARP Florida’s Age-Friendly Network!
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Florida scores highly as an age-friendly state, but now it has a new metric to distinguish itself: public-health friendly.
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AARP Florida is pleased to have wonderful partners statewide to make the Sunshine State more age friendly to residents of all ages and abilities.
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AARP Florida is bolstering its advocacy efforts on everything from prescription drug prices to caregiving heading into 2022.
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Recognition Supports AARP Efforts Supporting Safe, Active and Healthy Lifestyles for the 50 Plus
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During the pandemic, patients like the convenience of telemedicine, more skeptical doctors are quickly embracing it, and insurers have eased their billing requirements for providers.
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As Florida heads into the 2020 hurricane season June 1, Sunshine State residents are facing a new level of uncertainty: Never in modern history have Floridians had to consider how to plan for the disruption and danger of a hurricane while also juggling concerns about a pandemic.
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As members of AARP's Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities, St. Petersburg, Miami-Dade and Hallandale Beach are preparing for a demographic wave that’s already hitting Florida.
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A portable or fixed standby electrical generator can be a big help after a hurricane. But AARP’s Florida state director urged Floridians to take care when using electrical power generators for backup power during power outages as the 2019 hurricane season ramps up.
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