Tag: UMass Boston
Across the nation, many older adults struggle to make ends meet. The Elder Index, produced by the Gerontology Institute at UMass Boston, suggests that roughly one-third of older households have incomes below what it takes to meet basic needs and age in place. One question is whether living in a high-wealth, high-cost state such as…
This post was written by Harry Margolis, a new contributor to the Squared Away Blog. On my Risking Old Age in America podcast, I discuss healthy aging with Taylor Jansen of the Healthy Aging Data Reports Lab at the University of Massachusetts Boston. They produce studies on the factors contributing to healthy aging in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhod…
