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Free event! / Plan. Prepare. Protect. – Emergency Planning for Spokane's 50+

JUL 2, 2025

AARP Spokane and BECU invite you to a free event on July 30 at the Southside Senior Activity Center. "Plan. Prepare. Protect" is designed to help older adults and family caregivers in Spokane County take practical steps toward emergency preparedness.

Play Ball! Join us for AARP Day with the Seattle Mariners

JUL 2, 2025

Help us celebrate Social Security's 90th Anniversary at "AARP Day with the Seattle Mariners!"

AARP Washington Seeks Nominees for Excellence in Volunteering Award

JUL 1, 2025

AARP is now accepting nominations for its 2025 Washington Andrus Award for Community Service, which honors 50+ Washingtonians who are sharing their experience, talent, and skills to enrich the lives of their community members.

Supporting Family Caregivers in Washington

JUN 30, 2025

It Takes More than Love to Care for a Loved One.Every day more than 820,000 Washingtonians perform a great labor of love: caring for older parents, spouses, and other loved ones so they can remain at home—where they want to be.

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Family Caregivers in Washington Provide Nearly $17 billion in Unpaid Care to Loved Ones

Latest AARP research attaches $16.8 billion value to the estimated 770 million hours of unpaid care that family caregivers provided in 2021.

Dementia Action Collaborative Listening Sessions

Are you, or a family member, living with memory loss or dementia? Do you work with people living with dementia?

AARP Washington State Podcast - Health, Wealth & Self

By Bruce Carlson, MAR 2, 2023

AARP Washington State's podcast on health, wealth and self, living your best life after age 50. We focus on life transitions and new ways to be happy & healthy. Hosted by Bruce Carlson.

Who Cares for the Caregiver?

The financial and emotional challenges of caring for a spouse wear on Sammamish resident Michael O’Connell. As the sole caregiver for his wife, who has Alzheimer’s, he wonders if their savings will last through her illness. They did all the right things you would expect of a solidly middle-class family, planning carefully for retirement, but he is facing a situation where their savings may not last. And, with a family history of Parkinson’s disease, he worries about how he will be fair if something happens to him. “It keeps me up night and day,” says Michael.

Bill to Ease Barriers to Building Accessory Dwelling Units Passes House

HB 1337 creates more housing options for an aging population

Make room for family: Support flexible housing options for all ages

It is no secret that we face a housing supply and affordability challenge in Washington. It is an oft-repeated story in the news, and we know that Washington residents want more choices in size and price.