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AARP WV State President discusses National Family Caregivers Month and the impact of caregiving on our lives
West Virginia residents can schedule new COVID-19 vaccine appointments or walk into a nearby pharmacy to get a shot. Here’s how to find an updated vaccine near you.
For the first time since AARP began publishing the Scorecard in 2011, more than half of Medicaid long-term care dollars nationwide for older adults and people with physical disabilities went to home- and community-based services instead of nursing homes and other institutions.
Five West Virginia entities received 2023 AARP Community Challenge grants. Among the winning projects:
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West Virginians who use insulin will see their copays for the diabetes drug capped at $35 a month in aggregate under a state law that will take effect Jan. 1.
Whet your appetite for farm-to-table meals at Charleston’s year-round Capitol Market, where award-winning West Virginia chef Paul Smith will give monthly interactive cooking demonstrations starting this spring.
AARP West Virginia is mixing sports and symphony: hosting a pickleball tournament to benefit the state’s premier performing arts group.
Guest Column by Dr. Steven Eshenaur
West Virginia’s population is aging; federal health officials say 69 percent of people 65 and older will need long-term care. Nationally, millions of direct care workers will be needed, according to the nonprofit PHI.
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