Planning for how you'll handle daily care in your later years is a crucial part of financial planning. While your day-to-day care routines won't necessarily directly impact your budget after you're ...

Although 98% of seniors 65 and over have health insurance, close to four million have unpaid medical bills, according to 2023 data from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. That's because most ...

Housing is provided by assisted living facilities to aging individuals with varying degrees of independence. Some residents can manage their own hygiene while nurses oversee their medications, while ...

When older Americans contemplate retirement, they might not consider moving to another state where senior care costs are lower. Yet, the costs of senior care vary dramatically from one state to ...

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The French philosopher Albert Camus once said, “There is but one severe philosophical problem, and that is suicide.” It is a problem we are still grappling with today. Ten states and the District of ...

Deb Hipp is a freelance health and medical writer and editor who lives in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a former investigative reporter with more than 25 years of experience as a journalist and writer ...