The value of unpaid family care totaled $470 billion in 2017, a recent AARP Public Policy Institute report reveals. Yet while related policy has gradually been strengthened, more robust action is needed to support caregiving families.
Paul Leon’s innovative solutions to address homelessness in Orange County, California, have brought him accolades as an AARP Well-Being Champion and, now, an AARP Purpose Prize winner.
What exactly does the unemployment rate mean? It’s commonly cited, yet commonly misunderstood. Moreover, economists don’t always agree on how accurately it measures the labor market experience of those ages 50+. Plus: November employment numbers.
A proposed rule affecting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the critical safety net once known as the food stamp program, would hit households with older Americans extra hard.
Rebalancing the long-term services and supports system away from an over-reliance on nursing homes means people get to decide how and where they want to live as they age. The state of Washington helps make that happen by using data it already has.
