AARP North Carolina

Are you looking for that special “something” that allows you to give back to your community? Are you interested in helping develop meaningful programs that will allow older Charlotteans to make better long term care decisions for themselves and their families? Would you like to use your talents and experience to help others avoid hunger and live healthy lives on a fixed income? Are you interested in learning how else you can make a positive impact for people 5-+ in your community?

Are you looking for a dynamic speaker for your next meeting? Are you interested in learning how to address the challenges of aging in America? Would you like to learn about the wide range of free tools, resources and opportunities that AARP offer right here in Charlotte?

Published by the Macon County News

RALEIGH –To help make North Carolina a better place to live, work and retire, the state’s largest social change organization, AARP, released its priorities for 2014 and beyond. AARP has over 1.1 million North Carolina members representing one-third of the 50 plus adults in the state.

Do you like teaching and doing the community the some good? AARP's Smart Driver is the nation’s first and largest driver safety course designed especially for drivers age 50 and older to help people live more independently as they age.

As North Carolina lawmakers look at changes to the state's Medicaid program, AARP's Mary Bethel provided the following testimony to the Medicaid Reform Advisory Group

The holidays are over! If you are like most of us, you probably overextended yourself with decorating, shopping and cooking. And if you are one of our nation’s 49 million family caregivers, you no doubt were feeling doubly stressed! Chances are that creating New Year’s resolutions never even made it onto your to-do list. Here is a set of resolutions tailored for family caregivers to help make 2014 happier, healthier and more relaxed for the whole family.

On November 21, Charlotte City planners, along with civic and business leaders, met to both recognize current efforts and to identify new ways to make Mecklenburg County more attractive to older adults. AARP North Carolina hosted a summit that helped city planners and community activists learn more about aging trends and research on the 50 plus population to better inform local decisions.

North Carolinians age 50 and older face choices and pressures unlike those of any other age group – choices few could have prepared for. Rising health care costs, low personal savings, unemployed workers, and caregiving pressures are just some of the concerns people have when it comes to their daily lives and when preparing for retirement.

With health care costs becoming an ever-increasing proportion of retirees’ yearly expenses, be equipped with the knowledge and tools to account for those costs in your retirement savings plan and make lifestyle changes to possibly reduce those costs. AARP's Health Care Costs Calculator will make you more aware of an underestimated, and even ignored, component of retirement planning.