Category Archives: AARP
AARP Offers New Free Option for Cognitive Testing and Dementia Screening
If you’ve noticed a decline in your cognitive function, you may want to get screened for dementia. While cognitive testing can cost a boatload of money, the AARP and other programs offer free options for seniors who are concerned they may be suffering from a mental decline. The AARP’s Staying Sharp app leads the… Read More »
Aging Experience Has Changed Greatly
Only everything has changed in the last 25 years or so. According to the chief executive officer of the American Association for Retired Persons, that includes the way we approach growing older. Senior woman lifting dumbbells“The convergence of longer life expectancy and technological advances is opening new doors to exploration and discovery as well… Read More »
Assessment of Affordable Care Act sees Room for Improvement
Healthcare application A recent assessment of the Affordable Care Act by the AARP found that what’s often called Obamacare has dramatically increased health insurance coverage for people 50 to 64 years old, but added “there is still work to be done.” “The big news is that the uninsured rate among 50- to 64-year-olds dropped… Read More »
AARP Piece Warns Of Con Games Targeting Senior Citizens
Identity Theft In something of an ironic twist, the con man whose exploits were portrayed in the 2002 film “Catch Me If You Can” is now the Fraud Watch Network Ambassador for the American Association of Retired Persons. The new role for Frank W. Abagnale, who became a consultant for the FBI after they… Read More »
Growing Dilemma: Financial Advice For Those With Dementia
Senior woman with her caregiverBoth government regulators and financial advisors are facing a growing dilemma: what to do for and about people with memory loss. Sometimes, according to a recent American Association of Retired Persons online article, it is a person at a financial firm who first notices signs of dementia in clients, but… Read More »
AARP Seeks To Help More Than The Retired
Talking to employee The American Association of Retired Persons has launched a new service to help people with work issues, which may seem weird since “retired” kind of implies that’s all in the rearview mirror. But for many people are approaching, have arrived at or are past retirement age, no longer working may not… Read More »