Posts Tagged ‘AARP’
Combatting Loneliness Through Connection and Community Engagement – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues On April 30, 2023, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy published an essay in The New York Times, announcing the impending release of U.S. Surgeon General’s advisory report titled “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation.†In this essay he talked about his own personal struggles with loneliness and called loneliness…
Read MoreCongress Moves on a National Anti-Scam Strategy to Protect Older Adults – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Last month, the AARP, recognizing that the holiday season leading up to Christmas is widely viewed as “prime time†for scams targeting older Americans, released findings from its 2025 Holiday Shopping and Scams Survey. According to the AARP Fraud Watch Network, fraud aimed at online shoppers and…
Read MoreMedicare Enrolled will see Lower Costs on Select Drugs in 2026 – Herb Weiss
CMS Continues Efforts to Negotiate Lower Drug Costs By Herb Weiss, contributing writer, aging issues With Medicare Open Enrollment ending next week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that last year’s Medicare negotiations produced a net savings of 44%—about $12 billion—on 15 widely used prescription drugs that treat cancer and other…
Read MoreSolo Agers are Living Alone. And Liking It – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues The Washington, DC–based AARP highlights the growing population of “solo agers†in the November/December 2025 issue of AARP Bulletin. These adults, age 50 and older, live alone without a spouse, partner, or anyone else under the same roof. According to the survey, this group now numbers 24…
Read MoreNational Family Caregivers Month: State-by-State Roadmap on Assisting Caregivers – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer, aging issues Over three months ago, AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) released Caregiving in the US. 2025, warning of a major crisis facing America’s 63 million caregivers. The 133-page report, released on July 23, noted a 45% increase in the number of caregivers over the past decade…
Read MorePawtucket Announces New Initiative to Create an Age-Friendly Community – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer, aging issues Over a year ago, Mayor Donald R. Grebien officially signed a resolution, marking the beginning of an important process. The signing ceremony, held on September 16, 2024, in the City Council Chambers, was attended by local leaders, community advocates, state officials, and members of the Pawtucket Senior Citizens…
Read MoreWalktober with AARP: Neighborhood Walks and Walk Audits across Providence – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer, aging issues As part of AARP Rhode Island’s ongoing Livable Communities initiatives, the state’s largest aging organization will launch a series of “Walktober” events next month in collaboration with America Walks, local elected officials, municipal departments, planners, outreach specialists, volunteers, and community groups. The effort will feature neighborhood walks and…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: Vineyard Yoga, Goddard Golf fix-up, Birdwatching, Photography, Big River, Walk Audit
Goddard Park Golf Course An NBC 10 viewer reached out to Ask Alison about the Goddard Park Golf Course. Jim emailed: “Goddard Park golf course used to be a great, inexpensive place for fixed income seniors to recreate and get some exercise,” he wrote. “Please address the disgusting, negligent, lack of management and resources. We…
Read MoreSenate Aging Committee: Mandatory Arbitration in Age Bias Cases – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Chairman Rick Scott (R-Fl) and Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging recently held a full committee hearing titled ‘Protecting Older Americans: Leveling the Playing Field for Older Workers’ in SD-106 at 10:30 a.m., shining a spotlight on the harmful impact…
Read MorePaddles Up with AARP and Pickleball Cranston – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer, aging issues Over 60 years ago, boredom at a family backyard gathering on Bainbridge Island in Washington State led Congressman Joel Pritchard, Bill Bell, and Barney McCallum—and their families—to invent a new game. Using an old badminton court, they improvised with table tennis paddles, a plastic wiffle ball, and a…
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