AARP Rhode Island

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.

Rhode Island's housing needs must be a priority. Read Catherine Taylor's take on where Rhode Island ranks in the 2023 AARP Livablity Index.

The LTSS Scorecard is revealing; we need to improve

That said, we’ll keep fighting!

Making lives better for Rhode Islanders 50+

Older Americans and their families deserve a say in any changes to Social Security

A lineup of upcoming AARP Rhode Island events.

A plan for all Rhode Islanders workers to save for retirement

In the early 1900s, the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma, now called "Black Wall Street," was a vibrant and prosperous community. Despite the challenges and racial injustices they faced, residents of this community built a thriving neighborhood filled with successful Black-owned businesses, attorneys, doctors, and real estate agents. Their achievements were nothing short of remarkable and served as a beacon of hope for Black Americans nationwide.

AARP research estimates 113 million hours of unpaid care that family caregivers provided in 2021