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In honor of National Veterans and Military Families Month, we’re excited to share an interactive digital experience that highlights the lives, contributions, and challenges of veterans age 50 and older through compelling data, video interviews, and resources .
Discover insights into the lives of veterans age 50+, as well as data stories that honor service and shape understanding of this vital community.
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The Latest
New Report Maps Caregiving Challenges Across States
AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving's new Caring Across States report expands on Caregiving in the US 2025, showing how caregiving intensity, financial strain, and support access vary by state and underscoring the need for national and state-level solutions.
Volunteer Decline Threatens Long-Term Care Oversight
Over two million Americans depend on long-term care facilities. In 2024, the LTC Ombudsman Program handled 200K complaints, but declining volunteer numbers and rising workloads threaten its ability to protect residents’ rights and address concerns.
Solo Agers Find Fulfillment Living Independently
AARP research shows Americans 50+ living alone report high satisfaction. Solo agers value ease, control, happiness, and fulfillment, embracing these qualities daily. Their experiences highlight the positive aspects of independent living later in life.
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Spotlight
AARP Nursing Home Quality and Safety Dashboard
More than 1.2 million people in the United States live and receive care in nursing homes, the vast majority of whom are older adults ages 65 or older. The AARP Public Policy Institute created the AARP Nursing Home Quality and Safety Dashboard to provide quarterly snapshots of national and state data related to the experiences of nursing home residents, staffing, and facility characteristics.
The Second Fifty: Answers to the 7 Big Questions of Midlife and Beyond
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.
Older Adults to Congress: Stop AI Robocalls Now
A new survey reveals overwhelming bipartisan support among adults 50-plus for stronger federal action against AI-generated robocalls. The online survey of 1,888 adults age 50-plus reveals overwhelming bipartisan support for Congress to take stronger actions to curb the growing presence of AI voice fraud and illegal robocalls.
Americans Want to Live in Their Homes and Communities, but Many Believe it isn’t Realistic
Three quarters of Americans age 50 and older want to stay in their home and community, but about 44 percent of them say they expect to relocate. Explore this and other findings in the 2024 Home and Community Preferences Survey, a national survey of 3,000 adults age 18 and older.
Older Workers More Likely to be Self Employed
Workers ages 50 and older are most likely to be self-employed, with rates sharply increasing at ages 65 and older. Their businesses are also more likely to provide employment opportunities for others, making them valuable economic contributors to the local economy. Learn more about this key trend from in AARP’s fact sheet on the older, self-employed worker.
AARP Public Policies
AARP’s public policies are the foundation of our work. Learn more about the AARP Policy Book and our Policy Fundamentals.