AARP Foundation is launching a new program for organizations whose goal is to create better access to housing for the struggling 50+ population or help them maintain current living arrangements as they continue to age. The new program was announced on Wednesday after the foundation issued a formal request for proposal (RFP) targeted at identifying […]
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The number of licensed residential care beds reported by states saw a “dramatic increase” in a three-year time frame, says AARP in a report produced by its Public Policy Institute with support from The SCAN Foundation and The Commonwealth Fund as a followup to its report on long-term services and supports (LTSS) in the U.S. […]
Older homeowners aged 50 and older have taken a tremendous hit from the recession in terms of foreclosures since 2007, finds an AARP study, and it will impact their ability to pay for long-term care and medical expenses. The total number of foreclosures among this “older” population is 1.5 million over the past five years, […]
The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil, as the saying goes, and a new report suggests that AARP—a nonprofit organization widely regarded as a protector and advocate of the nation’s senior community—might not actually have its members’ best interests in mind in its support for the Affordable Care Act. AARP […]
Microsoft, the worldwide software leader, is teaming up with AARP to launch an online health information service that allows AARP members to store their health information using a high-tech internet storage program. The service, AARP Health Record, seeks to streamline patient information storage and improve manageability of personal and family health, AARP and Microsoft announced […]
Several senior living communities across the nation have introduced a continuing care retirement community (CCRC)-without-walls model of care, meaning that seniors can remain in their homes and receive the same continuum of care services they’d get had they moved into a traditional community, using a similar contract structure. While most people entering a traditional CCRC […]
Renovating and retrofitting are going to increase in popularity, and new homes should be built with the elderly in mind, according to Henry Cisneros, former Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary and executive chairman of investment firm CityView, in an interview with Builder. With America’s older population segments set to double and even triple, […]
A new AARP video from the organization’s Active Living for All Ages: “Creating Neighborhoods Around Transit” campaign highlights the importance of developing mixed-use, accessible communities with public transit options that promote senior independence. The video cites Arlington, Va., as being “nationally recognized” for its great neighborhoods that have a variety of living options within walking […]
A person- and family-centered method of care has been shown to improve quality of care and life according to research, says an AARP report, and while the concept has gained attention in the past few years as a way to transform health care and long-term supports and services (LTSS), it still hasn’t been fully integrated. But […]
Unless there are significant changes in how communities are constructed and what services are offered, many older adults will find it increasingly difficult to live in their communities and may have to consider institutional care, says an AARP state survey on Aging in Place. “The great majority of older adults have a strong desire to […]
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