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The state budget Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law Wednesday includes funding for bolstering long-term care. It funds a direct-care workforce training program, as well as expands the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), which provides care to elderly residents, including home and community-based services. ...

As Connecticuts primary election nears, voters will have to navigate new absentee-voting laws, which could benefit seniors. People ages 45 to 64 make up the largest contingent of voters in Connecticut, followed by those 65 and older. The voting-law updates include absentee drop boxes for anyone with a chronic illness or temporary disability. ...

Four projects in New Hampshire have been awarded grants from AARP to make communities more livable, especially for older residents. Types of projects considered for the Community Challenge grants are those that improve public spaces, transportation, housing, digital access and civic engagement, to name a few - and they must be completed by Nov. 30. ...

In Hazard, Kentucky, volunteers are refurbishing used wheelchairs and other assistive equipment, and giving them to community members for free. So far, the program has provided more than $3.5 million worth of equipment to those in need. Dr. ...

Students from Perry County Central High School have been busy this summer at the Perry County Park completing projects to help make the park more accessible for people impacted by disabilities. The group of 17 students is the first cohort to complete an eight-week training in Coordinating and Assisting the Reuse of Assistive Technology: Together One Priority, (CARAT-TOP) CARAT-TOP is a new intergenerational training program created by the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Heal...