AARP Indiana

The COVID-19 pandemic poses many challenges for Hoosiers’ healthcare.

(Indianapolis, IN) – For months, AARP Indiana and other stakeholders advocated for the release of long-term care facility-specific data on COVID-19 cases and deaths.

St. Joseph County, which includes South Bend, is looking for ways to boost access to affordable housing and public transit, among other efforts to make the area more livable for residents of all ages.

Join experts from the Indiana Council Against Senior Exploitation (IN-CASE) for a live discussion about fraud related to COVID-19. Participants can call in and join the discussion on June 16 at 10 a.m. Eastern by asking questions about frauds and scams.

The Indiana General Assembly recently passed two AARP-supported bills that will take effect in July.

This week, the Indiana Citizen Education Foundation (ICEF) announced a partnership with AARP Indiana, enlisting the organization and its more than 820,000 members in its ongoing efforts to improve the civic health of Hoosiers and move Indiana from the bottom to the top of states as measured by voter turnout.

AARP Indiana today sent a letter to Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb, the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH), and the Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) calling for more transparency about COVID-19 in long-term care facilities. Long-term care facilities include nursing, skilled nursing, residential, and assisted living facilities. Indiana is currently not publicly reporting the names of facilities where there have been positive cases of COVID-19 and deaths due to the virus.

The AARP Indiana team took to its phones and screens over the last two business weeks to engage with federal lawmakers and their staffs across the state as part of a Virtual Lobby Week effort.

AARP Indiana and Indiana’s Family and Social Services Administration’s (FSSA) Division of Aging teamed up for an informative Telephone Town Hall on May 8.

Each year, AARP Indiana honors its top volunteer with the AARP Andrus Award for Community Service.The award is AARP’s most prestigious and goes to the most outstanding 50 and older volunteer. By sharing their experience, talents, and skills to enrich the lives of other Hoosiers and reflecting the purpose and vision of AARP, the award winner is giving of their time to make their communities better.