AARP Illinois, the Illinois Family Caregiver Coalition and the Illinois Area Agencies on Aging joined forces to create the Illinois Caregiving Caucus to educate and advocate for family caregivers on care, housing.
A new ordinance that allows additional dwelling units, which are secondary structures built on existing lots, can help to alleviate social isolation by allowing older Chicagoans to live affordably near their families.
On Tuesday, August 31st, state legislators will meet again in Springfield to continue their discussions on the omnibus energy bill, which is projected to include the BIGGEST rate hike in Illinois history.
AARP Illinois State Director Bob Gallo issued the following statement today in response to the Biden Administration directing all nursing homes that receive Medicare or Medicaid funds to require vaccinations for all staff.
The ACA enrollment period in Illinois for adults aged 50-64 years old has been extended until August 15! This three-month extension can help nearly 340,000 more adults in Illinois who have been faced with difficulties posed by insufficient or pricey health care coverage packages.
The latest release of AARP’s Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard incorporates new data on vaccination rates among nursing home staff and residents, and finds that just 22.6% of Illinois nursing homes meet an industry benchmark of having at least 75% of staff fully vaccinated.
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.
AARP Illinois is leading an education campaign on accessory dwelling units (ADUs) to increase awareness of a new Chicago ordinance that permits the dwellings in five zones.