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Statement from AARP New Jersey Director of Advocacy Evelyn Liebman

On Thursday, March 24th, Governor Tom Wolf was joined by Representative Steve Samuelson to call on Pennsylvania’s Republican-led General Assembly to immediately use $1.7 billion in unspent American Rescue Plan Act dollars to help older Pennsylvanians and individuals with disabilities through property tax rebates to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

AARP PA joined U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) and local partners to celebrate the twelve-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act and to continue discussions on lowering prescription drug costs.

Four Million Americans, Including Nearly 130,000 New Jersey Residents, Signed AARP Petition Calling on Congress to Act

AARP Applauds Lawmakers for Fair Pay for Home Care, Utility Bill Relief, Family Caregiver Tax Credit, Increased Nursing Home Oversight, Help with Rx Costs

As NY’s Population Rapidly Ages, Voters 50+ Want Cost-Effective Long Term Care Services at Home; State Must Address Worst Home Care Worker Shortage in U.S.

Español | AARP in The Virgin Islands, alongside their 2021 AARP Community Challenge Grant Grantee, VI Trail Alliance and Partners, announce the opening of the Windsor Farm Trails Network, a project to reopen and improve the walking and biking trails at Windsor Farm, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands.

New York, NY—During a lively virtual roundtable discussion this week, key lawmakers and advocates for older New Yorkers called for a societal shift in how aging is perceived in the workforce and highlighted legislation that would combat age discrimination.

Here in Virginia, staff cases spiked dramatically from a rate of 1.23 per 100 residents in December to 18.6 in January, the highest since the pandemic began. Resident cases increased nearly 10-fold from a rate of 1.49 to 14.4 per 100 residents during this same period, also the highest since the pandemic began. Nursing home resident deaths from COVID-19 more than doubled from a rate of .15 in December to .37 per 100 residents in January.

This year major wireless carriers will shut down their third generation (3G) networks, making older cell phones and devices, including home security and medical alert systems, useless. This will impact many older adults in Nevada and millions across the country who use mobile phones from 2012 or earlier. As a result, people with devices that rely on 3G will no longer be able to make or receive calls and texts, including calls to 911, or use data service.