Starting May 14, AARP is launching Countdown to 90 Years—a recognition and call to action leading up to the 90th anniversary of Social Security on August 14, 2025. For nine decades, Social Security has been a stable and reliable foundation of retirement security for millions of Americans—and we believe it must remain that way for generations to come.
Through July 15, 2025, AARP Nebraska is accepting nominations for its 2025 Andrus Award for Community Service, which honors a Nebraskan age 50-plus who shares their experience, talent, and skills to enrich their community and enhance the lives of its residents.
Support is finally on the way for Nebraska’s 179,000 family caregivers with the newly passed Caregiver Tax Credit starting in the 2025 tax year. Find out if you may qualify with our short questionnaire.
Beck will guide AARP Nebraska’s efforts to serve the state’s nearly 180,000 members aged 50 and older. She will chair the Executive Council, partnering with the State Director to provide strategic vision and leadership at the state and community levels. Additionally, Beck will serve as Nebraska’s chief volunteer spokesperson for AARP.
Before the coronavirus pandemic, the CDC identified another epidemic sweeping the aging U.S. population: loneliness. University of Nebraska-Lincoln Professor Valerie Jones is researching an unsuspected antidote: artificial intelligence (AI) assistants, such as Amazon’s Alexa.
The latest release of AARP’s Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard shows that both cases and deaths in Nebraska nursing homes fell in the four weeks ending February 14.
A new AARP study shows that Nebraska residents age 50 and older will help drive the state’s economy for the next three decades and will be a key demographic in helping the state bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic.