AARP Montana

Medicare changes every year, which means it can get a little complicated when trying to understand what’s new for you. Join us for a free webinar where we’ll discuss the key takeaways from this year’s Medicare changes and what they may mean for your benefits.

The Blackfeet Tribe announced on October 13, 2021 that Chief Earl Old Person, the longest serving elected tribal official in the U.S., has died at the age of 92. He died at Blackfeet Community Hospital in Browning after a long battle with cancer.

Of the 94,404 veterans in Montana, only 37% have used their benefits at VA health care, according to U.S. Census Bureau

According to new research from AARP, Montana’s 50-plus population has an outsize economic impact that will help the state recover financially from the pandemic and drive growth for the next three decades.

Americans pay more than three times what people in other countries for the same medicines

AARP is offering free resources for military caregivers who are grappling with stress or suicidal thoughts.

Large Majority of Older Voters Want to Age at Home

Helena, Mont., Aug 13, 2021 — Cases of COVID rose among Montana nursing home residents and staff over the four weeks ending July 18, according to the latest release of AARP’s Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard. Resident cases increased from 0.3 to 0.62 per 100 residents, and new staff cases increased from 0.8 to 0.88 per 100 residents.

Is your 65th birthday coming up? You know what that means: It’s time to prepare for Medicare. Get ahead of the game with answers from our free webinar on Medicare, including when to enroll, what’s covered and where to find help along the way.

Helena, Mont., July 19, 2021. The latest release of AARP’s Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard incorporates new data on vaccination rates and finds 84.3% of residents have been vaccinated in Montana and 59.3% of staff. Nationally, slightly more than half of health care workers in nursing homes were fully vaccinated (56%) and about 78% of residents were fully vaccinated as of the week ending June 20.