New Hampshire to Form Commission on Aging Issues

New Hampshire has passed legislation to form a commission to advocate for the needs of its older adults, reports New Hampshire Public Radio . This responsibility previously belonged to a small, mostly voluntary committee in the Department of Health and Human Services, which was lacking support, according to AARP New Hampshire's Doug McNutt. "We are not adapting to the issues that will help people age, including work longer, different types of housing," he warns. "All those sorts of things, I think we need to do a better job of." The new commission will include representatives from seven state agencies and a full-time director and will be tasked to bring certain issues to light among lawmakers. "I hope that we'll look at things like how do we keep people in their homes and communities, how do we will create a more inviting workforce . . . come up with some new ideas on housing," McNutt says.