High food costs exacerbating hunger for elderly Americans

Inflation in food prices can hit even harder for people in their 60s and older as they also juggle fixed incomes, health problems and changes in federal law. Experts say the age group is a “forgotten population” when it comes to food insecurity…

https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-08-24/older-americans-high-food-prices 

Trump Administration Drops Plan to Cut Social Security Disability Benefits for Older Workers — ProPublica

It was a startling announcement from an often uncompromising senior official in an administration with little history of changing its mind in response to journalistic scrutiny and pressure from advocates for the vulnerable. But that's what Turkish and three other sources say has happened: The Trump administration has decided not to pursue the disability cuts that it has been working on all year — and in fact since at least 2019, when officials during Trump's first term were close to finalizing a similar regulation...

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-administration-social-security-disability-cuts 

 

Flying After 70? These 11 Airline Benefits Are Hidden From You!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkmHvO51FYA

7 iPhone Tips EVERY SENIOR Should Know!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=limDvfMcWEI

 

2 simple tests to see how your fitness compares with elite older athletes - The Washington Post

Measure your strength, power and coordination with these two simple fitness checks...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2025/10/16/fitness-test-senior-athletes/

9 Eccentric Things Seniors Say That Predict Dementia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB0Lk5afaqc

 

How To Walk Further & Faster (for Ages 55+) | Two Secrets!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjoUPVdgQ3w

October 11, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bRxQP4mx6WY.

Over-60s who live apart from partners have better wellbeing, study finds

Enjoying a romantic relationship without cohabiting, or 'living apart, together', found to be a popular arrangement…

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/dec/03/over-60s-who-live-apart-from-partners-have-better-wellbeing-study-finds

iPhone Tips for Seniors: 7 Handy iPhone Tips!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMyqbSwh0tE

iPad Tips for Seniors: 6 Hidden iPad Tips!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mV4zLCddyQ

iPhone Tips for Seniors 5 Clever Ways to Use Your iPhone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK_LOKbi0_k

iPhone Tips for Seniors: How to Use Focus Modes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmgAEq3VwLw

Major insurers scaling back Medicare 2025 plans could squeeze seniors

This year more than ever, seniors enrolled in MA need to double-check that they're in the plan that best fits their needs, said Vijay Kotte, CEO of Medicare brokerage service GoHealth. 

"I am still screaming as loud as I can that every Medicare consumer needs to shop and compare their benefits," Kotte said…

https://www.axios.com/2024/10/03/medicare-advantage-plans-2025-beneficiaries

Thousands of senior citizens are dying homeless in Los Angeles, records reveal

Death reports obtained by the Guardian show elderly people are regularly dying on the streets of LA: 'They're incredibly alone'…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/08/homeless-senior-citizen-deaths-los-angeles

Project 2025 What It Means for Seniors

Project 2025 is the GOP's agenda for America and its handbook is called Mandate for Leadership. This short discusses what plans the GOP have for seniors, people with disabilities, Medicare, and drug prices. Listen and then ask yourself, is this what you want for the seniors/people with disabilities in your life? Is this what you want for your life? Vote accordingly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lctizUe9oJs

'Nobody expected this': Biden has 60 percent support from voters 65 and older

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru4Gejd2O80

Cannabis for Seniors: Why Older Adults Are Opting for Medical Marijuana - The New York Times

Older people are using cannabis more than ever. Here's what to know about its potential medicinal benefits and side effects as we age...

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/16/well/mind/medical-marijuana-seniors.html

Conservatives' budget plan renews battle over seniors' benefits - Roll Call

"Budget Committee Democrats will make sure every American family knows that House Republicans want to force Americans to work longer for less, raise families' costs, weaken our nation, and shrink our economy — all while wasting billions of dollars on more favors to special interests and handouts to the ultra-wealthy," said Pennsylvania Rep. Brendan F. Boyle, the Budget Committee's top Democrat, in a statement...

https://rollcall.com/2023/06/14/conservatives-budget-plan-renews-battle-over-seniors-benefits/

Trans adults over 45 are less likely to be out than those under 35, poll finds - The Washington Post

Roughly one-fifth of trans adults 45 and older have not told anyone they are trans, a Washington Post-KFF poll conducted late last year found…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/25/transgender-adults-coming-out-poll/