AARP Foundation Sues CA Nursing Facility Chain for Alleged ‘Patient Dumping’

Posted: 12/11/2017 by David Nathan | 0

AARP Foundation has filed a lawsuit on behalf of 82-year old nursing facility resident Gloria Single against Pioneer House nursing facility, RHF Foundation, and their corporate affiliates, charging that they illegally dumped her into a hospital.  The suit contends that the defendants are willfully violating a State order requiring that they allow her to return home and seeks an injunction so she can return to Pioneer House to be with her 93-year old husband, who still lives there. Ms. Single …

Nancy LeaMond named Top Lobbyist by ‘The Hill’ newspaper

Posted: 11/03/2017 by Media Relations | 0

AARP Chief Advocacy and Engagement Officer Nancy LeaMond was recently named a 2017 Top Lobbyist by The Hill.  This year, she is being recognized in the grass roots category, which includes a number of leading power players in the Nations Capital. During her tenure at AARP, LeaMond has led several landmark campaigns, including: Take A Stand, You’ve Earned a Say, Health Action Now and Divided We Fail. LeaMond is a nationally recognized leader in health, retirement security and other issues …

2017 AARP Purpose Prize™ winners announced

Posted: 10/24/2017 by Media Relations | 0

AARP recently announced the five winners of the AARP Purpose Prize™.  The AARP Purpose Prize™ recognizes outstanding work by people age 50 and over that is focused on advancing social good. The winners of the 2017 AARP Purpose Prize Award are: Cynthia Barnett, founder and CEO, Amazing Girls Science, Norwalk, Conn. Retired high school administrator Barnett was disappointed to see girls losing interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), so she created Amazing Girls Science. Through activities like coding …

AARP CEO named to The NonProfit Times ‘Power & Influence Top 50’ List

Posted: 08/08/2017 by Media Relations | 0

For the fifth consecutive year, The NonProfit Times (NPT) is honoring CEO Jo Ann Jenkins as one of their “Power & Influence Top 50.” The annual list honors non-profit executives and strategists who have distinguished themselves as “initiators of concepts that will have legs and are already having impact.” According to NPT, “the 2017 honorees were selected from a group of about 300 top executives. A committee of NPT staff, contributors and a few executives plugged in to executive movement were involved …

There’s a New Girlfriend on the Block, AARP launches Newest E-Newsletter

Posted: 08/02/2017 by Jasmine Rennie | 0

Nowadays, you’re lucky to find a publication that really gets you. Millennial women have Buzzfeed and Refinery 29 and Boomer women have AARP The Magazine. But for the Gen X Woman, the search may not be easy. To reach this overlooked population of women; AARP recently announced the launch of “The Girlfriend,” a new sassy and savvy digital publication for today’s 40-plus woman. The free weekly newsletter will feature short and snappy essays, which cover everything from pop culture and the …

AARP Issues Statement on Recent Senate Vote to Proceed on Health Care Bill

Posted: 07/26/2017 by AARP Media Relations | 0

In response to Tuesday’s Senate vote on the motion to proceed to consider a health care bill that would cut Medicare and Medicaid and impose an Age Tax on older Americans, AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond released the following statement: “AARP is disheartened that a majority of Senators voted to move forward on a bill that would devastate millions of Americans. Today’s vote means the Senate is one step closer to passing legislation that will price gouge people over age 50 …

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