For years, third-party energy retailers have been persuading Maryland consumers to switch suppliers, offering initial utility rates that seemed like a bargain, along with gift cards and other incentives.
Join AARP Maryland and Maryland Elections Administrator Jared DeMarinis in interactive telephone town hall and learn about how to exercise your rights on May 14.
The unpaid care provided by the 760,000 caregivers in Maryland is valued at $12.5 billion, according to new state data available in AARP’s latest report in the Valuing the Invaluable series. This is a $2.9 billion increase in unpaid contributions since the last report was released in 2019. The report highlights the growing scope and complexity of family caregiving and highlights actions needed to address the many challenges of caring for parents, spouses, and other loved ones.
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine is offering free virtual companionship and personalized activities to people living at home with dementia to test whether these kinds of services can improve health and well-being.