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A new survey looked at the state of long-term care in each U-S state and Washington D.C. Arizona came in right around the middle.AARP released its Long-Term Services and Supports scorecard earlier this month. Arizona was ranked 22. For context, Minnesota was ranked #1, while West Virginia came in last at 51. One pain point in the report is the number of adult daycare

Sex and relationships after age 50 are the topics of a series of online workshops hosted by AARP Virginia, starting tonight. The group says the idea is to provide information about sexual health and wellness, and dating, for heterosexual couples and the LGBTQIA community. The National Council on Aging finds both men and women over 50 experience a multitude of health-related changes that can sometimes be tough to talk about, even with their partner or their doctor. ...

Supporters of efforts to make Oregon cities more livable and accessible for people of all ages are meeting this week. The Age-Friendly Oregon Summit takes place tomorrow and Wednesday in Monmouth, a town near Salem that is home to Western Oregon University. Monmouth Mayor Cecelia Koontz said the university provides a place where people of all ages can gather. ...

As Hoosiers are getting older and Indiana’s long-term care system evolves to embrace the needs of a more complicated population, state officials are finalizing a potential $15 billion worth of

Two Las Vegas-based organizations are on their way to reaching a ‘golden chile’ thanks to their efforts to connect the community to locally grown food.

Leaders of two nonprofits in California have won the 2024 AARP Purpose Prize, which honors people over age fifty who are making a difference. Don Schoendorfer from Irvine, who designed a wheelchair that can be distributed easily in developing countries through his nonprofit, "Free Wheelchair Mission," is the first. Dr. ...

A new report ranks Wisconsin 15th in the nation for long-term care services but advocates for the people who need care say more could be done. The ranking is from AARPs Long-Term Services and Supports Scorecard. Jim Flaherty, communications director for AARP Wisconsin, agreed the state has done a better job in some areas, such as increasing the number of Aging and Disability Resource Centers. ...

Washington has placed in the top two in all of the last five scorecards and ranked first in the country back in 2017.

As Hoosiers are getting older and Indianas long-term care system evolves to embrace the needs of a more complicated population, state officials are finalizing a potential $15 billion worth of contracts pivoting to managed care.

/PRNewswire/ -- AARPs new Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Scorecard finds that more than three years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, care provided...