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Larisa, 76, lives alone in her apartment in Sloviansk, Ukraine. She hasn't been outside since before the war.

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  • World

For older Ukrainians in front-line cities, visits from social workers bring comfort

In Sloviansk, many of those who remain are over 60. Social workers help with food, medicine and cleaning. An 86-year-old calls her social worker "Firefly," saying, "She brings light in a dark time."

September 16, 2022
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny and
  • Claire Harbage
Susan DeFrance retired two years ago and moved to a mobile home park on the ocean to cut expenses. Now with inflation, she's worried about outliving her savings.

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  • Economy

Inflation has many retirees worried about outliving their savings

The highest inflation since the 1980s has many retirees scared. Their retirement nest eggs will be in peril if it persists over the long term.

February 19, 2022
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By:
  • Chris Arnold
The memoir writing students at the DOROT Center found new closeness on Zoom.

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  • Technology

'So Deep And So Rich': Seniors Stay Connected Via Their New Life On Zoom

When their memoir writing class transitioned to Zoom, these seniors found a closer connection than ever. "There's an intimacy to Zoom that we never would have anticipated," says Adellar Greenhill.

April 04, 2021
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By:
  • Gwynne Hogan
For many families, one of the hardest things about this pandemic is not being able to see loved ones who live far away.

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  • Health

My Mother Got Vaccinated. Is It Now Safe To Visit?

I haven't seen my mother in over a year. I was going to visit in April to celebrate her 90th birthday but the pandemic put that on hold. Now that she's been vaccinated is it time for the birthday hug?

February 08, 2021
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  • Jane Greenhalgh
Long lines and computer isues are making it more difficult for some people to get the vaccine. These Floridians hope to snag one of 800 doses available at a vaccine site in Fort Myers.

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  • Health

'Just Cruel': Digital Race For COVID-19 Vaccines Leaves Many Seniors Behind

Glitchy websites, jammed phone lines and long lines outside clinics are complicating the vaccine rollout. And older Americans and those without caregivers and computer skills are at a disadvantage.

February 04, 2021
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By:
  • Will Stone
"You do what you have to do to survive," says Diane Evans, who is fighting pandemic loneliness with technology. Evans lives in San Francisco and has Zoom calls regularly with her daughter in Chicago.

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  • Health

There's No Stopping These Seniors; Even A Pandemic Can't Bring Them Down

Older people are more vulnerable to severe COVID-19. But recent research reveals older populations are less consumed by pandemic depression than those that are younger.

November 26, 2020
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By:
  • Lesley McClurg

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Georgia To Cut 30,000 Poor, Elderly And Disabled From Medicaid

Earlier in June, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that 17,000 poor, elderly or disabled Georgians had lost their Medicaid benefits. The Georgia...

June 19, 2019
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott
Betty Rouse, top left, and Ida McClinton talk while sharing lunch at the Twiggs County Senior Center in Jeffersonville. Studies show that eating together is better for seniors since they tend to eat more in each other's company.

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  • Food

GPB Series 'Full Plates' Explores Food Access In Georgia — Including Plan For Senior Hunger

Food insecurity is a pressing issue nationwide — particularly in Georgia, where one out of every four children live in food insecure households. It's a...

May 28, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Josephine Bennett ,
  • and 1 more
Betty Rouse, top left, and Ida McClinton talk while sharing lunch at the Twiggs County Senior Center in Jeffersonville. Studies show that eating together is better for seniors since they tend to eat more in each other's company.

Georgia First In Nation To Tackle Senior Hunger Head On

Three to four days a week Ernestine Mims comes to the Senior Center in Twiggs County to eat lunch with her friends. On a recent afternoon, t he women s...

May 23, 2019
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By:
  • Josephine Bennett
A new Emory study hopes to unravel the nuances of aging

The Elderly Hour: Examining The State Of Senior Citizens

Our country is growing ever grayer as the baby boomers age in large numbers. A massive study at Emory University that takes an in-depth look at the...

May 27, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Taylor Gantt

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