FY2026 budget delivers key wins on utility affordability, property tax relief, prescription assistance, and transparency—but includes a troubling setback for nursing home quality
Findings Show Nearly $2 Billion in Payments to Nursing Home Owners’ Private Companies from 2021–2023, Including $285 Million in Overpayments
Report Raises Concerns About Public Dollars Being Diverted for Private Profit
Our volunteers work within Garden State communities to empower people 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. Volunteers strengthen our communities and focus on issues important to New Jersey residents like health security, financial stability and personal fulfillment.
AARP New Jersey Joins Roundtable with Speaker Pelosi and NJ Representatives on Prescription Drug CostsAARP New Jersey Urges Senate to Support Bipartisan Plan to Lower Prescription Drug Prices
People are staying in the workforce longer – with 35 percent of the workforce projected to be age 50-plus by 2022 – and according to the U.S. Census Bureau, there is a particular increase in workers in the 65 to 74 age group.
The AARP Smart Driver™ course will help you refresh your driving skills! You’ll learn: How to reduce driver distractions.Important facts about the effects of medication on driving. How to maintain the proper following distance behind another car.Proper use of safety belts, air bags, anti-lock brakes and new technology found in cars today.Techniques for handling left turns, right-of-way, and roundabouts.Age-related physical changes and how to adjust your driving to compensate.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — AARP New Jersey State Director Stephanie Hunsinger released the following statement today in response to House Majority Forward’s citation of AARP in political advertisements targeting Rep. Andy Kim: