Solo agers must navigate complex financial and medical decisions without a built-in safety net.

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Jeff Kromrey, 69, will sit down with his daughter the next time she visits and show her how to access his online accounts if he has an unexpected health crisis. Gayle Williams-Brett, 69, plans to ...

There are more older people living alone in the U.S. than you might think. As of the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data (2023 estimates), about 15.2 million people aged 65 and older live alone. That ...

MILTON – There's a catchy phrase going viral around senior circles: "solo agers." The term refers to adults who have to make all sorts of decisions – medical, financial, legal, lifestyle – about their ...

Jeff Kromrey, 69, will sit down with his daughter the next time she visits and show her how to access his online accounts if he has an unexpected health crisis. Gayle Williams-Brett, 69, plans to ...

This article adheres to strict editorial standards. Some or all links may be monetized. As inflation continues to reshape the American economy, a quiet demographic shift is compounding the financial ...

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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 ...

More older Canadians are living alone than at any other point on record. What was once a transitional phase between family life and assisted care has become, for many, a long-term living arrangement.

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 ...

As inflation continues to reshape the American economy, a quiet demographic shift is compounding the financial pressure on older adults. “Solo-agers,” or adults who are growing old without spouses, ...