New Bill Would Curb Mounting Prescription Prices

The AARP announced this week its support of bipartisan legislation requiring pharmaceutical companies to provide more transparency in drug pricing. Great Care sees that helping seniors and their caregivers manage costs. The FAIR Drug Pricing Act of 2016, introduced Sept. 15 by U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and John McCain (R-AZ), and Representative Jan Schakowsky […]

Parenting a Parent: Meditations for Caregivers

A new resource from AARP is offering practical strategies to lessen caregiving’s strains, a topic close to Great Care‘s heart. The book also addresses the challenges and benefits of caregiving. In July 2016, the AARP and Da Capo Lifelong Books teamed up to publish, “Meditations for Caregivers: Practical, Emotional, and Spiritual Support for You and Your […]

AARP Asks “What is Old?” in #DisruptAging Campaign

In its mission to help seniors turn their goals and dreams into real possibilities, the nonprofit social welfare organization AARP has created a simple hashtag that tackles the age-old issue of ageism. In #DisruptAging, the AARP is showing that the way society thinks about aging is outdated. “Let’s change the stories we tell. Let’s change […]