seniors

National

Older adults who evacuated to shelters in L.A. struggle to figure out what's next

4:03am January 13, 2025

by Kelly McEvers

Many seniors who left their homes in the Pacific Palisades area evacuated to emergency shelters. Now they're trying to navigate life without their belongings. Several say learning basic information about the status of the wildfires is a struggle.

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Over 60? Climate change could be coming for your nest egg

3:52am October 17, 2024

by Leila Fadel

Higher utility bills. Rising home insurance costs. Damage from floods, wildfires and hurricanes. Climate change is hitting Americans’ bank accounts, and older adults are particularly at risk.

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At 110 years old, an Alabama woman credits one thing for her long life: faith

6:00am October 04, 2024

Lillie Cunningham recently celebrated her 110th birthday. She has lived through two pandemics and two world wars and is looking forward to voting in November's presidential election.

Germany's grandmothers take on the far-right ahead of key state elections

1:07pm August 27, 2024

Ahead of Sunday's vote, senior women in Germany's east are reaching out to supporters of the far-right Alternative for Germany to try to change minds. They say they receive some support — and abuse.

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Health & Safety

More Americans are living longer. Here’s a place that helps people thrive

1:55pm June 24, 2024

by Allison Aubrey

A center started by Wallis Annenberg in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles is creating a sense of community for older people who aim to keep learning and growing as they age.

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Housing

Greensboro city officials look to remedy affordable housing 'crisis'

3:47pm February 05, 2024

by David Ford

In January, the city of Greensboro launched a $21 million loan fund to incentivize developers to build more affordable housing. And with more than 40,000 cost-burdened households — those paying more than a third of their income on a place to live — the need for more options is great.

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Health & Safety

Medicare open enrollment ends today. Ignoring the deadline could cost you

1:40pm December 07, 2023

by Susan Jaffe

As the period for changing health plans ends, many seniors are tuning out. They could wind up with a surprise next year: higher costs and reduced access to health care providers.

Leslie McIntire, 69, is part of the baby boomer generation that is entering older age amid a historic affordable housing shortage and rising wealth inequality in the U.S.

Millions of seniors struggle to afford housing — and it's about to get a lot worse

2:55pm November 30, 2023

by Jennifer Ludden

Baby boomers are entering older age amid a historic affordable-housing shortage and widening inequality. A new study warns many won't be able to access the kind of housing or caregiving they need.

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Domoratska, 43, is one of 10 social workers left in Sloviansk, where there were once 40. She has a dozen clients. All the social workers who remain in the city are women between the ages of 30 and 62.

World News

For older Ukrainians in front-line cities, visits from social workers bring comfort

4:37pm September 16, 2022

In Sloviansk, many of those who remain are over 60. Social workers help with food, medicine and cleaning. An 86-year-old calls her social worker "Firefly," saying, "She brings light in a dark time."

Susan DeFrance retired two years ago and moved to a mobile home park on the ocean to cut expenses. Now with inflation, she's worried about outliving her savings.

Inflation has many retirees worried about outliving their savings

8:13am February 19, 2022

by Chris Arnold

The highest inflation since the 1980s has many retirees scared. Their retirement nest eggs will be in peril if it persists over the long term.