The state’s Healthy Aging Grants program is helping to increase access to services that help older residents live independently at home for longer. It is distributing $40 million across the state—part of a broader effort to address the needs of a rapidly aging population.
The launch of the Ohio Nursing Home Navigator by the Ohio Department of Aging will help Ohioans to have all necessary information and performance data in one place when selecting a long-term care facility.
For the first time since AARP began publishing the Scorecard in 2011, more than half of Medicaid long-term care dollars nationwide for older adults and people with physical disabilities went to home- and community-based services instead of nursing homes and other institutions.
Ohio residents can schedule new COVID-19 vaccine appointments or walk into a nearby pharmacy to get a shot. Here’s how to find an updated vaccine near you.
The best way to continue living independently in a home you love is to plan ahead and make changes that will benefit you today and in the future, as needs and abilities will change over time.
Honoring the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., AARP Ohio and the Cleveland Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., encourages Ohioans of all ages to join a symposium on Empowering the Community to Live Well: Taking Charge of Our Health.