As we enter a new season, AARP continues to show up across Florida as both a wise friend and a fierce defender. Our mission remains rooted in protecting the interests of older adults and ensuring that every Floridian can age with dignity, security, and purpose.
AARP Florida is expressing strong concerns about Florida Power & Light’s (FPL) newly filed settlement agreement, noting that it prioritizes corporate and business interests over the needs of residential customers.
As the 2025 hurricane season ramps up in Florida, older adults and family caregivers face a critical responsibility: ensuring safety for themselves and their loved ones.
Music, food, laughter, and new friendships filled the room as more than 150 Palm Bay neighbors came together on September 23 for the Senior Appreciation Celebration. Hosted by the AARP Palm Bay Chapter in Brevard County, the free community event offered an afternoon of live music, raffle prizes, resource tables, and even an arts & crafts workshop.
AARP Florida State Director Jeff Johnson issued the following statement calling on Florida state elected leaders, health care and medical providers and state agencies to ensure transparency and fairness of care when deciding policy and protocols on how to administer care and testing for Floridians during the current Coronavirus crisis or any emergency situation
If you have a spouse, sibling, parent, or other loved one in a nursing home or assisted living facility in Florida, you may be worried about their safety and well-being because of the coronavirus pandemic. AARP has consulted with leading experts on long-term care facilities like nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
The Coalition for Silver Solutions, a coalition of senior care providers, labor and consumer organizations, succeeded in getting legislative approval for key initiatives to improve how Florida’s 2-million-plus frail elders receive supportive care.
Recently married at age 27, Bethany Robertson of Ft. Lauderdale was looking forward to exploring life with her husband, a law student. And then a challenge came at her without warning. Overnight, Robertson became a millennial caregiver.
AARP’s Florida State Director, Jeff Johnson, commended two state agencies and the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association for collaborating on an innovative effort to engage Florida restaurants to support Meals on Wheels and other elder-nutrition programs across the state.
Floridians are stepping up to the challenge of the coronavirus outbreak by acting in their communities and neighborhoods throughout the Sunshine State.
AARP is actively engaged in our nation’s response to the outbreak, and we are working hard to help our members, their families and broader community understand how to protect themselves.