Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
According to the Pew Research Center, 27% of U.S. adults age 60 and over live alone, compared with 16% of their peers in the 130 countries and territories studied.Despite pushback from their adult ...
Rising divorce rates for people over 50 are one reason why an increasing number of older Americans are living alone.
Independent senior living communities are the least expensive of the three primary senior living options. Monthly costs vary significantly by community type, size of apartment, location and services offered. The average total cost for a U.S. one bedroom independent senior living apartment is $2,750 per month.
According to the 2021 National Survey of OAA Participants, 51% of participants live alone, 57% of participants are 75 years or older, and over 50% of participants report that one home-delivered or congregate meal provides 50% or more of their total daily food intake. [13] In March 2022, AoA celebrated the Senior Nutrition Program's 50th ...
#1. I'm 70 years old. My precious wife of 41 years died this past January. I still feel like my world exploded. My kids and grandkids stay in touch and try to keep me from being lonely.
At the national level in 2016, for older adults living in their own homes without a mortgage, the Elder Index is $20,064 per year for an older adult living alone, and $30,576 for an older couple living together, assuming good health.
Many seniors are living off Social Security alone. In 2020, roughly half of the unhoused population are 50 and over — a significant increase since the early 90s, ...
This summer, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy called it a “public health crisis,” noting the highest rates of social isolation were found among older adults, who often live alone and have ...