Sarah Hollander

2 weeks ago | states.aarp.org | Sarah Hollander

Eric Paad with his daughter Dorothy, who has cerebral palsy. He and his wife spend 128 hours a week caring for Dorothy. Courtesy of Eric Paad Eric and Alice Paad spend 128 hours a week caring for their daughter, Dorothy, who was born with cerebral palsy. While their time is freely given, the wheelchair-accessible van, in-home help and other caregiving essentials are not free.

2 months ago | states.aarp.org | Sarah Hollander

Oregon’s new attorney general, Dan Rayfield, took office eager to tackle scams, predatory lending, identity theft and credit card fraud as head of the state’s Department of Justice. He’ll have plenty to keep him busy. Rayfield, a Democrat, is a lawyer and former speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives. He assumes the job as crimes against consumers continue to plague the state.

Nov 30, 2024 | states.aarp.org | Sarah Hollander

Sam Waldrep worked in the aging field for 40 years, following a passion that developed when he was a boy watching both of his grandmothers struggle as they got older. As an adult, he was a social worker, and later served as the state’s deputy director for long-term care. Upon retiring, volunteering with AARP seemed like a natural fit. “Not being involved in aging would be kind of foreign for me,” says Waldrep, 72, of Columbia.

Nov 30, 2024 | states.aarp.org | Sarah Hollander

Over the past two years, Julie Mortier’s property taxes on her Valparaiso condo jumped by 44 percent to roughly $2,400—putting a squeeze on her already cost-conscious budget. The 77-year-old retired teacher has cut gas consumption by limiting trips, dropped some prescriptions, made more frugal meals and canceled her beloved newspaper subscription. “It really has reduced my standard of living in the sense of freedom to do things,” Mortier says.

Oct 31, 2024 | states.aarp.org | Sarah Hollander

Angie Stillson, 58, bounces a pickleball at the new court in Stauffer Park in Nappanee. The courts were funded by a partnership between AARP Indiana and the state’s housing and community development authority, as well as private donors like Stillson. Photo by Taylor Glascock Angie Stillson can vouch for the popularity of the six new pickleball courts in Stauffer Park in Nappanee, south of Elkhart.