In honor of National Family Caregivers Month in November, AARP Virginia is working to help nearly 1 million family caregivers in the state, who in 2021 provided $14.3 billion in unpaid care for loved…
For more than a decade, AARP Virginia has joined the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke for the VMT’s annual “Grandparents Day” as a way to help connect older residents with…
More than 25 percent of adults age 65 and older fall every year and many of those accidents occur at home. So, AARP wants to help you make your home safer for your loved ones.…
“Navigating the Journey: Adjusting the Sails in Dementia Caregiving” was the theme of the 38th Annual Caregiver’s Conference, presented by the Northern Virginia Dementia Care Consortium.…
Dementia is not only a disease that affects older people. Patients as young as 15 have been diagnosed with Frontal Temporal Degeneration (FTD), although it more typically affects people in their late…