Most caregivers suffer from what author, speaker and radio show host Linda Burhans calls the “Triple A dilemma”: The caregiver doesn’t ask for help, doesn’t accept help and doesn’t acknowledge themselves.
As he strolled the famous fairways of Augusta, Georgia, with “everybody that you’ve ever heard of playing golf,” Ned Entwisle of Wasilla was living his dream. He was more than 3,500 miles from home, a green “Alaska 2 Augusta” cap on his head. He was at the 2024 Masters — with VIP access.
AARP Idaho says financial institutions should be able to step in when they suspect scammers are trying to steal the savings of older and vulnerable people.
Seven Colorado organizations received 2024 AARP Community Challenge grants, totaling nearly $83,000. The grants fund projects aimed at improving public spaces, housing, transit and civic engagement, among other goals. Nationally, AARP awarded $3.8 million in grants for 343 projects this year.
Assisted living facilities that offer memory care must now employ specialized staff trained in handling dementia patients, under a new law supported by AARP Delaware.