Tag: AARP
Payday lenders facing battle on a local level
Fed up with their inability to get laws changed on the state level, advocates seeking to rein in so-called “payday lenders” operating in Rhode...
Congress must act to ensure digital equity
In our 21st-century modern society, the importance of high-speed internet for every individual and household cannot be understated. Internet access enables people to search...
Social Security recipients to receive lower cost-of-living adjustment next year
Looking ahead to retirement next spring, Karla Abbott finds comfort in the cost-of-living increase that millions of Social Security recipients get each year. But...
R.I. family caregivers provided $2.1B in unpaid care in 2021, AARP...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island family caregivers provided $2.1 billion in unpaid care to loved ones in 2021, according to AARP’s latest report.
The report, part...
AARP: RI tops nation in nursing home staff vaccinations
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is leading the nation in the rate of COVID-19 vaccinations in nursing home staff, according to AARP.
In the Ocean State,...
Taylor named state director of AARP Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE – Catherine Taylor has been named AARP Rhode Island state director, the organization announced Monday.
Taylor will begin in her role on May 17....
More older workers are unwilling to make hasty exit
Retirement is no longer an endpoint for many employees but a turning point into a new phase of work.
Some people continue to work for...
Smiling can influence your mood and outlook
A friend passed along an ad for The Coca-Cola Co. done by a Belgian advertising agency with the tagline “Happiness starts with a smile.” The...
Newport park place to exercise, ‘change attitudes’
Ruth Thumbtzen was one of the first to try the workout equipment in mid-July, just after the ribbon-cutting at the new AARP-sponsored fitness park...
Vegetable garden, activity center at R.I. nonprofits funded by national AARP...
PROVIDENCE – Two Rhode Island nonprofits are among nearly 160 grant recipients of AARP’s 2019 Community Challenge program.
An $11,933 grant to the Leon Mathieu...
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