Initiatives

Our Initiatives

AARP supports a number of important initiatives to collect and analyze research, encourage policy development and propose innovative solutions for U.S. and global change makers and thought leaders.

Health & Health Care | Livable Communities |

Long Term Services & Supports and Caregiving |

Work, Finances & Retirement | Other Initiatives

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Health & Health Care

Global Council on Brain Health

The Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH) is an independent collaborative, created to provide trusted information on how you can maintain and improve your brain health.

Gratitude for Nurses

A collaboration between AARP and DAISY Foundation to show gratitude to nurses working in all settings.

Learn How to Prevent Diabetes

Learn about prediabetes, how to know if you have it, and programs that could help.

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Mirror, Mirror

A series of AARP Research surveys exploring women's perspectives on aging, beauty and media representation.

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The Nursing Innovations Fund

The Nursing Innovations Fund provides grants to projects that strengthen the nursing workforce.

Livable Communities

AARP Livability Index ™ platform

How livable is your community?

Age Friendly Communities

The work that happens within the network — which is a program within the larger AARP Livable Communities initiative — is hands-on and locally determined and directed.

Equity by Design

Explore how policy, planning, design, and development has the power to make healthier communities for all.

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Home & Community Preferences Survey

Conducted every 3 years to examine the needs and desires of adults regarding aging in their homes and communities.

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Livable Communities Policy

Livable communities policies address issues including housing and transportation – all of which can facilitate aging in place.

Long Term Services & Supports and Caregiving

AARP Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard

Snapshots of COVID-19's infiltration into nursing homes and its impact on long-term care residents and staff.

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AARP Nursing Home Quality & Safety Dashboard

Quarterly snapshots of national and state data on nursing home residents, staffing, and facility characteristics.

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Caregiving in the US

Explore new data and trends shaping the future of family caregiving.

Home Alone Alliance

What happens when family caregivers are part of the care team, when they are instructed on how to do complex care at home and when they are seen as #morethanavisitor.

Learning Resources for Family Caregivers

Hospital leaders share how they use learning resources to prepare family caregivers to perform complex care.

LTSS Choices

This series of reports, blogs, videos, podcasts, and virtual convenings seeks to spark ideas for immediate, intermediate, and long-term options for reforming LTSS.

LTSS Scorecard

Drill into the new 2023 Scorecard Report data for a single state or compare performance and rankings on measures of long-term services and supports across states.

Supporting Family Caregivers Providing Complex Care

Discover how hospitals are improving patient and family engagement.

Work, Finances & Retirement

AARP BankSafe

The BankSafe initiative helps the financial industry better meet consumers’ financial needs and safeguard their assets.

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AARP Financial Security Trends Survey

In January 2025, U.S. adults reported increased optimism, but debt and limited savings still posed challenges.

Aging Readiness & Competitiveness (ARC)

The ARC initiative spotlights global, multisectoral leading practices to help society embrace an aging world.

Emergency Savings

Too many households do not have enough savings to cope with a typical unexpected expense, from a broken water heater to a broken arm. Even a small savings cushion could prevent families from being trapped in a harmful cycle of debt or from depleting their retirement savings to pay for common emergencies.

Future of Work at 50+

The world of work is changing. How can workers adapt to the challenges of today and be prepared for the workplace of tomorrow? We are facing a new work reality. What trends define that reality? How can those who have lost their jobs find high-quality new jobs? What can we do about the persistent long-term unemployment that continues to affect older people?

Future of Work@50+ is a multiyear initiative that will discuss the problem areas, highlight what we have learned and, most important, suggest policy solutions to ensure that older Americans have access to good-quality jobs and develop the skills they need to retain or obtain them.

Global Employer Survey

We surveyed employers in 36 OECD countries, discovering how they can drive towards inclusive workforce ecosystems.

Learning and Education at 50+

Older learners are education leaders in their families and communities and play a role in improving college attainment rates and reducing educational disparities. When an older adult attains their degree, it raises the likelihood that younger family members will, too.

Living, Learning and Earning Longer

Our 100+ global employer learning collaborative sharing multigenerational, inclusive workforce practices.

State Retirement Resource Center

Welcome to the AARP State Retirement Resource Center, your go-to resource for data, information, and public opinion research related to state legislation, program design, specific focus areas, and implementation of retirement savings.

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Workforce Trends Among the 50-Plus

Work and jobs data in the post-pandemic era, exploring topics such as age discrimination, AI, and mental health.

Other Initiatives

AARP at the United Nations

Learn more about our annual event at the United Nations where we discuss issues of aging with global civil society.

AARP The Journal

Our annual publication that addresses the health and financial security issues facing a global aging population.

AARP LGBTQ+ Dignity Series

Explores the lived experience of LGBTQ+ adults age 45-plus with health care, caregiving, isolation and relationships.

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Aging Well in America

The Aging Well in America Initiative spotlights AARP’s vision for a U.S. national plan on aging.

Building Equity

This webinar series and report highlights solutions to inequities exposed by the pandemic and life expectancy disparities.

Innovations in Healthy Aging

Explore promising practices and innovations that are supporting healthy aging around the world.

Leaders in Equity & Diversity Collaboration

A collaboration with AARP and around 30 organizations committed to address health disparities within their community.

Living 100

With the growing trend of increased longevity, learn more about how to make the most of a longer life.

Member Opinion Survey

The AARP Member Opinion Survey (MOS) is the largest single survey of AARP Members' opinions, experiences, and perceptions. Beginning back in 1994, the MOS collects data from thousands of AARP Members in order to gain better insight into what members care about most — their top concerns, life experiences, demographic characteristics, and much more.