Senior Issues
Thursday, February 6, 2025
WA rent stabalization bills have huge public support
New legislation in Olympia aims to ease the burden of skyrocketing rental rates by limiting yearly rent increases to 7%. Chris Walker lives in a …
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Advocates: NY lawmakers must do more for disability-rights issues
New York disability rights advocates want state lawmakers to focus on issues such as housing and health care. In the budget, they want more funding …
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Push for caregiver tax relief gains momentum in Ohio, nationally
During his campaign, President Donald Trump promised tax credits for family caregivers. With Trump now in office, advocates in Ohio and across the …
Monday, February 3, 2025
NE lawmakers look at tougher regulation of 'crypto kiosks'
Nebraska lawmakers are considering a bill to implement consumer protections and license requirements for the cryptocurrency industry, and they're …
Proposed Medicaid cuts could leave Florida’s most vulnerable without care
Florida residents who depend on Medicaid said they fear for their futures as lawmakers consider $2.3 trillion in federal cuts, which could force …
Rural Iowa 'critically short' of dementia services
Families of rural Iowans with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia face a crucial lack of mental health services and advocates are meeting …
Nonprofits: Federal grant pause toys with emotions of vulnerable people
Confusion and worry quickly spread Tuesday among charitable groups and state and local governments as the Trump administration put a freeze on federal…
AARP Pennsylvania seeks ideas for grants to boost 'livability'
Pennsylvania cities or civic groups with ideas for improving their communities have a new chance to make them a reality. Grants from the AARP …
Lawsuit alleges unsafe conditions in West Virginia nursing homes
Rural West Virginia counties are already facing shortages of home health care services and nursing home workers. Now, they are facing accusations of …
Assisted living facility oversight major focus for MD senior advocates
A number of bills in the Maryland legislature are looking to increase the quality and accountability of the state's nursing homes and assisted living …
Nursing home staffing shortages key focus for VA senior advocates
What is the quality of Virginia's nursing homes? If you ask one advocate, he says "bad." Jared Calfee, state advocacy director for AARP Virginia…
AARP Iowa focuses on housing options for seniors
Increasing housing options for the state's seniors is at the top of AARP Iowa's priority list for the new legislative session and the group is pushing…