Senior-life

Many Nebraskans know how crucial a family caregiver is to one of their family members. Now AARP research has put a dollar value on that unpaid care.

Do you ever wake up some days and think, "When I was younger, I could survive on just four hours of sleep, but now it seems like I need 10"? Or have you ever walked out of the gym and "felt" your knees?

Seventy percent of those who reach age 65 will need long-term care services or expensive in-home nursing care, and 42 percent of it nationwide is paid for by Medicaid.

It's National Slam the Scam Day today, and fraud experts are advising people to keep their eyes open.

AARP Colorado is putting out the call for creative projects to help improve communities, by creating new public transportation and housing options, and increasing diversity, inclusion and civic engagement.

As a showdown looms in Congress over whether to raise the federal debt ceiling, AARP Arizona is among the groups voicing concerns about the future of Social Security and Medicare.

People taking care of someone should take notice of their medications because interactions between drugs can have dire consequences. 

Nebraska's long-term care facilities face staffing shortages and other factors that could lead to more closures if state funding isn't increased.

Fresh projections from the Congressional Budget Office show the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund would be exhausted by 2033 if benefits are paid as scheduled.

A bill in the Montana Legislature would roll back access to medical aid-in-dying options at the end of someone's life - access that has been guaranteed in Montana for more than a decade.