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MAY 23, 2025
What do cooking, driving, and reading all have in common? These daily tasks all require good cognitive ability which is why it's important to keep your brain sharp so you can keep thriving as you age.
Find upcoming election dates, registration deadlines and voting options in Tennessee, such as absentee or early voting or voting with a disability.
The names of the first 10 Medicare drugs whose prices the federal government will negotiate directly with manufacturers were released Aug. 29. Popular but pricey blood thinners, diabetes medications, cancer treatments make historic list.
Are you up for a challenge? AARP Foundation is leading a Summer of Service to Seniors — and the next stop is Memphis!
AARP Tennessee Seeks Nominees for 2017 Andrus Award for Community Service
There’s a lot to see and do in Nashville, but getting around is not so easy for residents who no longer drive. That’s why AARP Tennessee has joined a coalition developing Senior Ride Nashville, an assisted ride service that will provide affordable transportation for residents 60 and older. Clients will pay a small annual membership fee and prepay for low-cost rides.
Contact your elected officials through Facebook Town Hall.
By Alan Marx, AARP Tennessee Consumer Watchdog
A new organization, Honoring Choices Tennessee, has been formed to increase the number of Tennesseans who have an advance directive for healthcare. An advance directive for healthcare is a document that would tell family and care providers a patient’s preferences for care should they ever be in a position where they could not make decisions and communicate them for themselves.
I’m Kraig Smith, the new state president for AARP Tennessee. I’m excited to be appointed to this role and looking forward to support people 50+ and their families.
By Sheila Burke
The 2017 session of the Tennessee General Assembly is underway and your AARP staff and volunteers are busy advocating for policies that support people 50+ and their families. To give you an idea of what we’re up to, here’s a handy summary of the issues that have our full attention this session. View and download the 2017 AARP TN Legislative Agenda
Today, we mourn the loss of a community leader and former AARP Tennessee State President Cleo Owens.
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