Policy, Research and Thought Leadership

A massive digital transformation is underway as technology has entered the daily lives of the 50-plus demographic, making life easier and offering older adults more control and independence.

The 2025 Caregiving in the US report from AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving shows 63 million Americans now provide care—a 50% rise since 2015. It calls for financial aid, workplace protections, and better access to services to support family caregivers, the backbone of long-term care.

New research from AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving highlights how location shapes the caregiving experience, revealing significant differences in financial strain, care intensity, and available support across U.S. states. With nearly one in four adults serving as family caregivers, this state-by-state analysis provides the most comprehensive view yet of the challenges they face.

The AARP Livability Index^TM celebrates 10 years of helping communities nationwide measure and improve livability. Check out your community.

This tool produces national estimates on the utilization of key preventive services recommended for adults in midlife and beyond. Preventive care is especially important for midlife and older adults since the risks of many chronic diseases—such as cancer, heart disease, and diabetes—increase with age. 

Sixteen million Americans have served in the military. Nearly half are now 65+, facing new challenges as they age. This digital experience explores the experiences of U.S. veterans age 50-plus as they are getting older.

This analysis reveals that older workers contribute stability, leadership, and adaptability to multigenerational teams.

In The Second Fifty, Debra Whitman, Chief Public Policy Officer at AARP, leads us through the most important questions people face as they age and offers practical advice that can enable Americans to live a longer, healthier, more meaningful second half of life.