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Message from Tom Kimble, AARP Michigan Volunteer President:
By Lisa Dedden Cooper, AARP Michigan Manager of Advocacy
The Michigan Office of Services to the Aging (OSA) Director Kari Sederburg issued the following statement on the AARP 2014 State Long-Term Services and Supports Scorecard results for the state of Michigan:
Michigan still needs tomake substantial improvements when it comes to meeting the long-term care needs of older residents, especially when it comes to support for family caregivers. This, according to a new, comprehensive state-by-state Scorecard from AARP with support of the nation’s leading organizations behind quality long-term care, The Commonwealth Fund and SCAN Foundation.
LANSING, Mich. – AARP Michigan announced today its endorsement of Proposal 1 on the Aug. 5statewide ballot, which stabilizes funding for local government services, helps small businesses without raising taxes and modernizes Michigan’s tax system.
Today, in the midst of Older Americans Month, AARP volunteers and staff from every state visited Capitol Hill to urge their elected representatives to back bills, including the Older Americans Act, that can help Americans live their best lives.
LANSING – A new free resource for Michigan families about protecting seniors from abuse and neglated in nursing homes is now available, according to State Attorney General Bill Schuette.
The Michigan Public Service Commission is warning consumers of a telephone scam that demands people immediately pay energy bills using prepaid credit cards.Consumers should never give out personal information, including financial account numbers or social security numbers, over the phone or internet to someone they do not know.
AARP filed an amicus brief late this afternoon with the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in each of seven appeals filed in the Detroit bankruptcy case, according to AARP Michigan State Director Jacqueline Morrison.
TRAVERSE CITY -- A group of residents in this Northern Michigan city attended an AARP session today on "How to be an Advocate."
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