Health & Wellbeing

Creighton University is seeking Omaha area retirees ages 53-72 to be part of an important retirement research study. You may be eligible to participate if you retired within the last 1-5 years.

A new analysis of the Senate’s proposed health care bill shows that older Nebraskans would be forced to pay much higher premiums or go without health insurance coverage.

Nebraska ranks 15 th among the states when it comes to meeting the long-term care needs of older residents and people with disabilities, but AARP warns more must be done, at an accelerated pace, to meet changing demographic demands. Specific areas of concern in Nebraska include support for working caregivers, a shortage of home care workers; spending on home- and community-based services; and a lack of transportation options. The findings are reported in a 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.

This is an AARP Nebraska alert. A severe American Health Care Act watch has been issued for 70 counties in Nebraska.

AARP has launched a comprehensive campaign to protect Medicare in the face of proposals by some in Congress that would hurt hardworking Nebraskans who have paid into the program their entire working lives.

By Dave Holmquist, State President, AARP Nebraska

Are you a family caregiver looking for resources that could help you on your journey? Don’t miss AARP’s Online Family Caregiving Fair, Thursday November 17.

A state task force has released recommendations to help prepare Nebraska for a surge in the number of residents living with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia in the next decade. About 33,000 Nebraskans 65 and older have dementia, and the number is expected to grow by more than 20 percent by 2025.

AARP is a proud sponsor of the national Age of Disruption Tour that will make stops in Omaha on Sept. 20 and Lincoln on Sept. 21.

AARP is on the move in Lincoln this fall! Get to know us better and what we're doing in your backyard. Check out the opportunities below and register today. Space is limited!