Home & Family

While some legislation appears to be languishing in the final days of New Mexico 2015 Legislative Session, House Bill 91, which would allow drivers to take a safety course at a younger age, is moving through the process at a steady pace. HB 91 permits companies, such as AARP, to offer driver refresher courses to people beginning at age 50 instead of age 55 as currently listed in the law.

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Event Highlights House Bill 139 -- the CARE Act

Every year more than 419,000 family caregivers in New Mexico help their loved ones to live independently -- keeping them out of costly institutions, such as nursing homes. In New Mexico, family caregivers provide unpaid care valued at about $3.1 billion annually.

The stories are all too familiar – shuttling loved ones off to appointments when they refuse to get dressed, relationship problems that don’t magically go away because you are now caring for that person; and finding the strength to do what needs to be done.

AARP New Mexico is partnering with the Albuquerque Isotopes to bring an AARP afternoon of fun and information to the ballpark.

AARP New Mexico will be advocating for a change in legislation that will bring the Driver Safety classes currently operating in the state into alignment with national guidelines.