Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have shown the tremendous risks at the hands of dangerous storms. For the elderly who live in hurricane zones, severe storms pose even more of a threat since many have disabilities and medical conditions for which they need special care.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – Mobile Meals is an important service that depends on community support to help feed seniors in East Tennessee who cannot cook for themselves.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — As residents prepare for the possibility of Hurricane Irma, one local organization is making sure seniors are a priority before the disaster comes.

Starting in April 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will begin mailing new Medicare cards to those on Medicare. These cards will have a new Medicare Number—a number unique to each individual.

As senior living providers in Florida brace for the possible effects of Hurricane Irma, operators with properties in Texas are beginning relief efforts to help those affected by Hurricane/Tropical Storm Harvey.

Each year for over twenty years, we have celebrated Healthy Aging Month.

While some Texas officials have been criticized for not ordering mandatory evacuations ahead of Harvey, leaving homes behind is not always a viable option for impoverished, elderly or disabled people.

The average daily cost of a private room in a nursing home was about $229 a day or nearly $7,000 a month in 2010, according to government estimates. But what are the average American’s chances of needing a nursing home in their lifetime?

Florida's population swells by more than 1,000 people every day, many of them retirees relocating for the second halves of their lives. And it's easy to see why: Even in the coldest months of the year, the average daily high is at least 70 degrees, and the temperature rarely dips below 50.

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — A national survey finds senior citizens need more financial fraud protection. Financial experts and prosecutors in Hamilton County are doing their part to protect the elderly.