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Scott PowersApril 26, 2018

There is a rising alternative to working as a Walmart greeter: Airbnb contends nearly half of its Florida vacation-rental and home-sharing hosts are seniors, adding $150 million to their incomes in 2017. In a new report released Thursday morning, the vacation rental home marketing giant shows 45 percent of its 40,000 hosts in Florida are […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 24, 2018

In addition to losing electricity from Hurricane Irma last fall, millions of Floridians went without cable television and garbage pickup for days and sometimes weeks, and yet still had to pay their bills in full. One Florida lawmaker would like to change that in the future. A bill sponsored by Palm Bay Republican Randy Fine (HB […]

Staff ReportsOctober 6, 2017

State Sen. Tom Lee‘s office announced he had again filed legislation to add financial protections for residents of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). The Thonotosassa Republican, a former Senate president, filed the 70-page bill (SB 438) on Thursday; he filed similar legislation last session. “Part independent living, part assisted living and part skilled nursing home, CCRCs […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 14, 2017

The group that calls itself the conservative alternative to AARP is calling on the federal government to investigate the deaths of eight South Florida nursing home residents who died after Hurricane Irma knocked out their power. Dan Weber, founder and CEO of the Association of Mature American Citizens, sent a letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator […]

Terry RoenJuly 17, 2017

Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Dr. Ben Carson spoke Monday about the importance of using public-private partnerships to provide affordable housing for seniors. The neurosurgeon-turned-housing-secretary gave a 30-minute speech to senior housing and health care providers at the 54th Annual LeadingAge Florida Convention in Orlando. Carson, who took the job in […]

Mitch PerryJune 15, 2017

While Florida has the highest percentage of senior citizens in the nation, when it comes to elder care, the Sunshine State is one of the worst in the country, according to a newly released AARP national study. The report, Picking Up the Pace of Change: A State Scorecard on Long-Term Services and Supports for Older […]

Mitch PerryMay 22, 2017

Among the loudest critics of U.S. House Republican plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act this year has been the AARP. “That plan would repeal the expansion of Medicaid that was voluntarily adopted by 31 states, some Republican and some Democratic, so that they could cover millions of poor people with good health […]

Mitch PerryApril 26, 2017

Although the House has not released all the details on a revised Republican plan to replace and repeal Obamacare, the Florida AARP says that over the past few days, they’ve learned enough to be concerned. The senior advocacy group believes that about 454,000 Floridians age 50-64 enrolled and receiving tax credits in the ACA Marketplace would see […]

Associated PressMarch 23, 2017

Abandoning negotiations, President Donald Trump demanded a make-or-break vote on health care legislation in the House, threatening to leave “Obamacare” in place and move on to other issues if Friday’s vote fails. The risky move, part gamble and part threat, was presented to GOP lawmakers behind closed doors Thursday night after a long and intense […]

Mitch PerryMarch 20, 2017

As the U.S. House prepares to vote this week on a GOP-based health care insurance overhaul, an official with Florida AARP said Monday the bill is “ageism unleashed.” “Ageism is discrimination against people due to their age, and that’s exactly what this proposal does,” said Jack McCray, advocacy manager for Florida AARP. McCray was referring to […]

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Airbnb as retirement supplement? Company says 45 percent of hosts are seniors

Pushback on proposal for rebates for no garbage pickup, phone service

Tom Lee files bill to protect seniors

Seniors group calls on feds to investigate nursing home deaths

HUD Secretary Ben Carson says senior housing is top priority

AARP: Florida one of worst states for long-term needs of elderly, disabled

AARP president predicts new GOP health care plan will score ‘somewhat’ worse than original

Florida AARP raises concerns about new GOP health care plan

White House, in gamble, demands make-or-break health vote

Florida AARP official calls GOP health care proposal ‘ageism unleashed’