A 20-something today has a one in four chance of becoming disabled before retirement, according to the Social Security Administration. While Social Security disability benefits can help, the average ...

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Over half of seniors will need help with eating, getting dressed or other basic activities at some point, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the cost of help continues ...

The U.S. Census Bureau is no longer moving forward with a controversial proposal that could have shrunk a key estimated rate of disability in the United States by about 40%, the bureau's director said ...

The number of Americans who live past 85 is expected more than double in the next 25 years, the Census Bureau projects, leading to a surge in demand for long-term care. Long-term care involves helping ...

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Cognitive disability emerged as the most prevalent disability in the United States in 2022, affecting 13.9% of adults. This is according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s annual ...

Many people affected by long COVID have lost their jobs and now rely on disability checks to try to survive. But getting approved for long-term federal disability for long COVID is a major challenge.

Few topics seem to cause older adults more angst than long-term care and how to pay for it. Contemplating needing such care, which is defined as assistance to complete activities of daily living such ...