More than one quarter of seniors live alone, according to Census data. And living solo can present financial perils for Americans of any age. A new report from the senior care platform Caring.com ...

Physician Peter Gliatto visits Carolyn Dickens, a lung cancer survivor who lives alone in the one-bedroom Harlem apartment she’s had for 31 years. Dickens doesn’t know what she’d do without ongoing ...

There are more Long Islanders who are age 65 years or older today than a decade ago. One in five — approximately 111,000 seniors — are now living alone while coping with the challenges of aging in the ...

Gerri Norington, 78, never wanted to be on her own as she grew old. But her first marriage ended in divorce, and her second husband died more than 30 years ago. When a five-year relationship came to a ...

With 27% of seniors living alone after 60, retirement planning needs a solo focus. Man gropes, attacks store's customers, ...

More than 16 million Americans who are 65 or older are living alone, but the depth of their experiences is largely unknown. This is according to a recent story published by KFF Health News. “This ...

Donald Hammen, 80, and his longtime next-door neighbor in south Minneapolis, Julie McMahon, have an understanding. Every morning, she checks to see whether he’s raised the blinds in his dining room ...

Carolyn Dickens, 76, was sitting at her dining room table, struggling to catch her breath as her physician looked on with concern. “What’s going on with your breathing?” asked Peter Gliatto, director ...

One in five LIers 65 or older cope with the challenges of aging on their own There are more Long Islanders who are age 65 years or older today than a decade ago. One in five — approximately 111,000 ...