Here's what it costs to retire comfortably in every state
One of the reasons that many Americans get up and go to work every day is to put some money away for retirement. While Social Security payments can be a helpful financial foundation in retirement, it is often not enough to cover anything but the most basic expenditures, especially in the uncertain financial times wrought by the coronavirus pandemic.
Read moreSenior living facilities will need federal aid to protect their residents
Although members of the Senate and House of Representatives may return to the nation’s capitallater this week — back from their state and district work periods several weeks earlier than expected — to look into concerns related to the U.S. Postal Service, it remains uncertain when negotiations around the next coronavirus-related relief bill will resume in full force.
Read moreU.S. getting close to rolling out COVID-19 vaccine
The U.S. has doled out billions to develop a vaccine against the coronavirus that has infected more than 5.1 million people across the country, locking in a minimum of 800 million doses as soon as the immunizations are cleared later this year or early next year.
Read moreAlabama Governor Kay Ivey announces $50 million in coronavirus relief funds for nursing homes
Alabama nursing homes will receive an additional $50 million in coronavirus pandemic federal relief funds, Gov. Kay Ivey's office announced Friday.
Read more2.2% Medicare raise slated for nursing homes
Nursing home operators will receive an aggregate $750 million Medicare pay increase for fiscal year 2021 under a final rule announced Friday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Read moreExperts offer tips for shoring up your immune system
Your body's immune system fights off foreign invaders – bacteria, viruses and fungi – that cause infection.
Read moreAlabama Power to refund $100 million to customers
Alabama Power is returning $100 million in surplus fuel coststo customers this year, after a vote today by the Alabama Public Service Commission.
Read moreTrump Administration announces initiative for more and faster COVID-19 testing in nursing homes
Today, under the leadership of President Trump, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is announcing a large-scale procurement of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) -authorized rapid point-of-care diagnostic test instruments and tests to be distributed to nursing homes in COVID-19 hotspot geographic areas with the United States.
Read moreCon artists are targeting seniors with coronavirus scams
Scammers are working overtime to take advantage of senior citizens and they’re using COVID-19 as bait.
Read moreFlorida woman takes dishwashing job so she can visit husband with Alzheimer's during pandemic
Mary Daniel visited her husband Steve every day at his Florida memory care center until they stopped allowing visitors in March because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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