AARP Washington

Ron Yaden of Tacoma has been honored with the 2014 AARP Washington State Andrus Award for Community Service. Ron is extraordinarily dedicated to helping his community here in the Northwest and personifies the dedication of our AARP volunteers.

While holiday shoppers open their wallets to spend more money, con artists are hard at work trying to find new ways to take it. To help families protect themselves, the AARP Fraud Watch Network is highlighting three seasonal scams.

By Cathleen MacCaul, AARP Washington State Advocacy Director

Do you have thoughts on how to improve the lives of people with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias, and of their caregivers?

AARP 2015 State Legislative Session Priorities

AARP News

By AARP State President Mike Tucker

AARP is proud to sponsor this year’s Seattle/King County Remote Area Medical Clinic. Free dental vision and medical services will be provided from October 23 – October 26 at KeyArena at Seattle Center.

Last year, 12.6 million Americans were the victims of identity theft – that is one person victimized every 3 seconds. That is why AARP and BECU invite you to bring old documents containing your personal information to our mobile shredding truck for free disposal on October 18.

Medicare Open Enrollment is just around the corner. Beneficiaries can make changes to their Medicare Part D (prescription drugs) and Medicare Advantage plans from October 15 – December 7. But while it’s open enrollment for beneficiaries, it’s also unfortunately open season for con-artists hoping to steal your personal and financial information. In fact, American’s lose more than 60 billion dollars each year to Medicare fraud.