Health & Wellbeing

The Texas Senate took a pivotal step toward improving the quality of care in Texas nursing facilities on Wednesday by unanimously approving Senate Bill 932, which seeks to hold nursing home operators accountable for harming residents.

Write to Wellness is a reflective and creative writing-based program, started by Flood and Daly, that shares diverse writing practices grounded in current research on the benefits of expressive writing for wellness, engagement, and productivity.

Walking was recognized by the Surgeon General of the United States of America as one of the single most important things we can do for our health. Will you join us in making health and happiness accessible for all?

May is a perfect month to welcome back migrating birds and celebrate our resident feathered gems as the avian world becomes alive with song and brightly colored birds, all focused on creating and rearing the next generation!

A Four-Part Series to Optimize Brain Health

Rates of COVID-19 deaths and cases in nursing homes have declined dramatically in Texas and nationwide as the Omicron wave recedes. Still, COVID-19 remains a deadly issue for nursing home residents. AARP Texas urges legislators to focus on nursing home safety.

On a recent Saturday in April, AARP Virginia hosted its first Pickleball Social, designed for fun while promoting physical fitness and brain health.

Every day, thousands of Mississippians wake up hoping they’re not sick because they don't have health coverage. Elected officials from around the state can do something to fix this. Closing the health coverage gap will help create healthier families, workers and communities. The time to act is now. Tell elected officials to close the health coverage gap and be a champion for hard-working Mississippians. You can contact state legislators at this link: action.AARP.org/MSHealth

Tips for continuing to garden, even with restricted mobility.

The world is stressful right now and we could all use a little bit of a time out.