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The Ticket to Work Program is a Social Security Administration (SSA) initiative designed to help people with disabilities return to work. The program assists beneficiaries by connecting them with employment resources and providing support services. This can empower individuals to reduce or eliminate their reliance on Social Security benefits. The program is voluntary and allows participants to choose from a variety of employment services providers.

AARP's tax guides offer valuable insight into the diverse tax policies across states, aiding individuals in understanding their tax obligations and potential breaks. They detail variations such as graduated income tax levels or flat rates, differing sales tax rates, and some states exempting certain taxes altogether. While most states do not tax Social Security benefits, exceptions exist. Estate and inheritance taxes also fluctuate significantly among states, as do taxes on gas, lottery winnings, and alcohol. Many states provide tax breaks for older adults, ranging from income or property tax breaks to exemptions for retired military personnel.

This report is an update to NAC's research series, Caregiving in the U.S., conducted roughly every five years. The 2020 update shows that the number of family caregivers in the United States has increased by 9.5 million from 2015 to 2020. The report has also found that the general health of family caregivers has declined in the last five years. Read the full report to learn more. Dowload is available in Spanish.

The National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP released an update version of the Caregiving in the US report for 2020. The report contains updated data from research conducted since the report’s last release in 2015. Included in the report are data about caregiver prevalence and demographics, care recipient demographics, types of care caregivers provide, caregiver training and information needs, and other results from the research.

This study asked adults age 50-80 about their use of opioids for pain management, perceptions of opioid policies, and the education they received about the drugs and their disposal. More than one in four older adults (29%) said they filled a prescription for an opioid pain medication for themselves within the past two years. Nearly half had leftover opioid medication, raising important concerns about misuse or abuse and highlighting the importance of communication with healthcare professionals.

This book describes strategies for engaging a community in the process of planing to become a better place for people of all ages to live, work and play. It is intended to be used as framework to help people working to improve health services plan, evaluate and implement appropriate efforts in their communities.