by James Fuccione | May 21, 2025 | Data and Reports
While the majority of older adults will need care and assistance at some point in their lives, services for tasks such as dressing and bathing are affordable to only a very limited number of older adults, particularly after housing and other living costs are paid. The...
by James Fuccione | May 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
Across the nation, many older adults struggle to make ends meet: the Elder Index from UMass Boston’s Gerontology Institute shows about 30 percent of older households lack the income needed to cover basic expenses and remain in their homes. Whether Massachusetts fares...
by James Fuccione | Apr 30, 2025 | Data and Reports, News and Updates
A recent report from AARP Research dives into survey results that examine U.S. adults’ sentiments about fraud and fraud victims in our society, their experiences with fraud, and what they are currently doing to protect themselves. Theft through fraud has risen...
by James Fuccione | Mar 19, 2025 | News and Updates
The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced – and multiple news reports from the AP to the Boston Globe outline – changes that will require recipients and applicants to show up in-person to agency offices instead of being able to engage over the...
by James Fuccione | Mar 12, 2025 | Data and Reports, News and Updates
Results of new national survey data from AARP shows that nearly half of Americans ages 50-plus carry over credit card debt from month to month, including credit card debt carried over on an active card or a cancelled card. Of adults ages 50-plus who carry credit card...
