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  • Dec 18, 2024
    With over 27,000 members and 3,000 local events nationwide since launch, the Ethel Gathering Groups SM empower women to create meaningful friendships, share experiences, and build supportive communities across the country.

    AARP created The Ethel® Facebook community - named for AARP’s founder Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus – to help older women find and connect with other women.

  • Dec 11, 2024
    New AARP CEO Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan to Discuss Innovations Shaping the Future of Aging and Well-Being

    WASHINGTON — AARP will return to CES 2025 to spotlight the explosive trends in AgeTech and showcase the latest innovations from the startups and companies in its AgeTech Collaborative™ from AARP. Newly appointed CEO Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan will join industry thought leaders in sharing insights on key topics and innovations shaping the future of care and healthy aging. The AgeTech Collaborative is excited to help lead the Digital Health Summit, where experts will explore the role of technology in transforming healthcare for older adults.

  • Dec 10, 2024

    WASHINGTON — AARP’s national 2024 Home and Community Preferences Survey reveals that a strong majority of adults aged 50 and older (75%) wish to remain in their current homes as they age, and 73% hope to stay in their communities — significantly higher than younger adults aged 18-49 (60% and 63%, respectively) — but existing housing policies and community infrastructure are not keeping pace with this increasing need.

  • The December 2024/January 2025 issue of AARP The Magazine.
    Dec 4, 2024
    Plus: Next Year’s Must-See Destinations, Travel Expert Picks for Your Bucket List; Accessible Ride-Hailing and Barcode Apps Made Convenient For Caregivers; and Danny DeVito on His Legendary Roles

    The December 2024/January 2025 issue of AARP The Magazine (ATM) gives readers a closer look into the lives of their favorite celebrities and reveals some of the biggest trends of 2024/2025.

  • Nov 22, 2024
    The Academy Award-winning actress opens up to AARP The Magazine about continuously perfecting her craft, enduring microaggressions and aging in Hollywood, and learning to slow down.

    The momentum in Michelle Yeoh’s career appears endless, even after her historical Best Actress Oscar win in 2023. In the December 2024/January 2025 issue of AARP The Magazine (ATM), the award-winning actress, 62, tells ATM about her desire to continue growing as an actress, her family upbringing, and honoring the past Asian actresses that have paved the way for her success.

  • Nov 20, 2024

    AARP The Magazine today announced nominees for the annual Movies for Grownups® (MFG) Awards, with A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Emilia Pérez, Gladiator II and September 5 for Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups.

  • Nov 19, 2024
    New AARP Report Highlights Steady Increase in Consumer Fraud Year-Over-Year

    A new 2024 AARP Fraud Watch Network report highlights the ways criminals are targeting consumers this holiday season.

  • Nov 15, 2024
    New research collaboration aims to analyze 12 key dementia risk factors across the U.S. to uncover potential insights.

    SEATTLE — Today, AARP, the Alzheimer’s Disease Data Initiative (AD Data Initiative), and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington announced the Dementia Risk Reduction Project, a new collaboration to study how factors -- air pollution, alcohol use, depression, diabetes, high body mass index, hearing loss, hypertension, low education, physical inactivity, social isolation, smoking, and traumatic brain injury—vary by state and their correlation to dementia. The research will explore causal links between each factor and dementia, providing valuable information for both consumers and policymakers to address dementia risks in their communities.

  • Nov 15, 2024
    Data Reveal How the 2024 Election Was Decided By Older Voters and Pocketbook Issues

    WASHINGTON — Today, AARP released a poll of voters from the 43 most competitive congressional districts this election season.

    Voters ages 50 and older were key in the 2024 election. Data shows that across the country, older voters made up 55% of the electorate, and that winning the 50+ vote was key to winning races up and down the ballot around the country. AARP’s survey found House Republicans won voters 50+ by a 50% - 47% margin while these districts were a dead heat among voters overall, allowing Republicans to maintain a narrow advantage in the House of Representatives.

  • Nov 12, 2024

    AARP, the nation's largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering Americans 50 and older to choose how they live as they age, announced today that Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan will serve as its next CEO.

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