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AARP Connecticut briefing to join Meriden advisory board as town plans senior-center updates
Summary
The board announced that Nora Duncan, director of AARP Connecticut, will join the meeting to discuss AARP programs on elder fraud protection, caregiver supports and accessibility—topics members said could inform Meriden's upcoming senior-center renovation.
Board leadership announced that Nora Duncan, director of AARP Connecticut, would join the Meriden advisory-board meeting shortly to share examples of AARP programs and state-level advocacy relevant to senior services and the city’s planned senior-center renovation.
The acting chair summarized Duncan’s experience, saying Duncan is "the AARP director of the Connecticut region" with executive education from Harvard and a background in nonprofit and public-policy work. The chair highlighted AARP efforts the group thought could be instructive for Meriden, including initiatives to protect older residents from fraud, to expand caregiver workplace flexibility, and to advance accessibility projects such as curb cuts that benefit people with mobility needs as well as parents and cyclists.
The chair said the board would reconvene in about five to six minutes so Duncan could join online, and noted AARP’s elder-abuse work can intersect with law-enforcement training and continuing-education credit for officers. No AARP presentation was transcribed in this meeting excerpt; the announcement and the chair’s summary were preparatory, and no formal decisions were taken while members awaited the guest.
