AARP Maryland

Guest blogger Emma Campbell is a communications major at Towson University in Maryland. She is spending the fall semester interning for Link Generations and formerly interned with the AARP District of Columbia State Office.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ANNAPOLIS, MD (January 12, 2021) – As the Maryland General Assembly prepares to convene on January 13, AARP Maryland State President Jim Campbell and State Director Hank Greenberg are announcing the organization’s 2021 legislative agenda, with a focus on prescription drug affordability, protections for nursing home and assisted living facility residents and staff, expansion of high-speed internet, and support for Maryland’s 771,000 family caregivers.

AARP Maryland’s Speakers Bureau offers presentations on how to get involved with AARP and on a wide array of other topics aimed at people 50 and older. Since the pandemic, the talks have gone virtual.

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AARP Maryland teamed up with the Maryland Retired School Personnel Association (MRSPA) and the National Retired Teachers Association (NRTA), to assist parents and caregivers juggling school distance learning and family well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.

AARP Maryland is advocating for legislation to require nursing homes to report infections, have adequate PPE and establish safety procedures for visits.

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