Kentucky lawmakers recently passed a two-year state budget that includes more than $50 million in additional funding for programs that serve older residents.
Many communities today lack attainable and equitable housing options necessary to meet people’s preferences and changing demographics and economic realities. AARP is fighting to change that for everyone of every age in Louisville.
AARP Live is back Thursday, September 19th at 9:00 p.m. CT / 10:00 p.m. ET. Watch Kentucky's own, Charlotte Whittaker, as she joins other AARP state office guests and RFD-TV host, Mark Oppold.
Laurel True improved the quality of life for countless generations of Kentuckians - most of who will never know of him or his work on their behalf. His passing is a sad loss to all who were inspired by his commitment and extraordinary contributions to make life better for all Kentuckians at every stage of life.
Today, AARP Kentucky released the first in a “commonsense solutions” series of new videos on the 48th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson signing Medicare into law on July 30, 1965. Nearly 98% of Kentucky seniors, or 559,872 people, rely on Medicare for their health care coverage, on average spending 13% of their income on out-of pocket income on their health care costs. AARP’s Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond released the following statement with the video: