The U.S. population of people over 65 is expected to surge by 40% over the next 25 years, but many aren't prepared for ...

In extreme cases, when no one comes forward, someone who has died alone may be classified as “unclaimed” and buried in a common grave. This, too, is an increasingly common occurrence, according to ...

This summer, at dinner with her best friend, Jacki Barden raised an uncomfortable topic: the possibility that she might die ...

Rogers is part of a growing demographic of solo agers defined by AARP as people 50 and older who grow old alone, aren’t ...

Someone who is an old soul that feels alone will likely struggle with a secret sensitivity to rejection. As individuals who ...

Question: I'm a 76-year-old widow, and my son is pushing me into assisted living. He says I need to socialize more and that he's worried about my health. How do I convince him I'm fine living on my ...

Naomi Kihuga, a financial advisor and wealth management consultant, frames the hesitation many Kenyan men feel toward ...

Getting old is not for the weak, as the saying often goes. After age 50-60, the risk of developing chronic disease rises sharply, and most older adults end up living with more than one long-term ...

This story, “Better Pheasant Hunting Alone,” was originally published in the October 1984 issue of Outdoor Life. Over the past several years, I’ve kept records on more than 100 pheasant hunts. During ...

PROVIDENCE CHRISTIAN CHURCH HARVEST FESTIVAL, Saturday from 3 to 7 p.m. A free event for everyone, Free chili, baked goods, ...

It’s a sweltering Tuesday in Washington, D.C., the kind of day that stretches the definition of Earth as a “habitable” planet. But on an eighth-floor terrace near the U.S. Capitol building, dozens of ...