Social security beneficiaries could get one of the largest cost-of-living raises since 1981 next year if inflation remains hot, but some analysts are warning people not to get too excited yet. 

Older adults who experience more positive social interactions report feeling a higher sense of purposefulness, especially after retirement.

Economic fears further retirees' pandemic-era plans to keep working

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday hailed continued increases in state spending on Alzheimer’s research while also signing a measure that calls on the Department of Health to educate health care providers on the warning signs of Alzheimer’s and dementia.

Many older Americans are willing to work during their retirement years — and they may have to be — because they aren’t financially prepared for their old age. 

The numbers are grim: There are more than 5 million elderly victims of abuse in the United States. This is more than the sum total of child abuse and domestic violence victims.

As a heat wave grips the Tennessee Valley, the Tennesee Valley Authority is asking customers across the agency’s seven-state region to voluntarily reduce their power usage at certain times of the day.

Social Security will live to see another year before its trust funds cumulatively run out of money, and Medicare Part A’s trust fund depletion date gained another two years – but the clock is still ticking for the government to fix the insolvency issue. 

U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr. are committed to protecting older adults by raising awareness of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation in the Northern District of Alabama.

 The House voted 371 to 48 Wednesday to pass a bill aimed at protecting senior citizens from increasingly frequent financial scams.