Home & Family

Charlotte traffic can be a nightmare!. Keeping safe on the roads is a concern to all of us, especially those of us with aging parents. How do you know when it's time for your loved one to limit or stop driving?

AARP has published a 2014 North Carolina Family Caregiving Guide ( 222086_NCguide_Screen) that will assist the estimated 1.7 million family caregivers in the state when they are seeking information and resources to help them take care of individuals who need assistance.

There is a growing and often silent epidemic that is touching more and more North Carolinians everyday – the burdens of family caregiving. From the financial or time strains it’s taking on people who are balancing the needs of caregiving with work or family, to the health toll it takes from the stress and uncertainty of providing the appropriate amount of care that loved ones need, caregivers often feel alone in their challenges.

Do you have questions about the challenges of long term care planning? Are you interested in learning more about the legal questions about end of life planning, or learning how you can help keep healthy to ensure a better future?

AARP and The Mint Museum!

After a successful roll out of AARP Charlotte's new Coffee and Conversation series in 2013, we are happy to share with you our February/March schedule. This year we have added some new topics that are especially important to those of you looking to make the best decisions of health for you and your family.

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?

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.

In the spring of 2013, AARP North Carolina began building a new, permanent base in the Queen City to help develop new initiatives that would aid people 50+ to live their lives to the fullest. Two full time staff – Michael Olender and Leo Scarpati – spent the year laying a foundation on which to build a range of new local initiatives that would be felt across all areas that are important to older North Carolinians. Here’s a peek at what we accomplished in the last 8 months:

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.