FY2026 budget delivers key wins on utility affordability, property tax relief, prescription assistance, and transparency—but includes a troubling setback for nursing home quality
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Report Raises Concerns About Public Dollars Being Diverted for Private Profit
Join AARP New Jersey in a free online chair yoga and brain health education class on Wednesday, February 24 at 12 p.m. and/or a free online restorative (stretch) yoga and brain health education class on Wednesday, February 24 at 6 p.m.
Michelle Murphy became an AARP New Jersey volunteer in Spring 2017 after attending a wine and paint event in North Brunswick hosted by AARP. She was getting ready to retire after teaching pre-school and elementary children as well as middle school Spanish for a total of 40 years. She thought it would be a great way to incorporate more volunteer work into her life.
AARP New Jersey’s Speakers Bureau has skilled volunteers that can speak to your group both in-person and online! Our speakers provide FREE, virtual and in-person presentations to your group of 10 or more people that address the issues that matter most to New Jerseyans 50 and older. AARP reserves the right to decline, reschedule, or cancel the request if the minimum attendance of 10 participants is not met.
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, new state laws deal with staffing shortages, social isolation and safety measures in New Jersey nursing homes.