As the population continues to get older, more adults are becoming solo agers during their golden years. “Solo agers have been shown to be as healthy and happy as other older adults and live just as long,” Sara Zeff Geber, PhD., an aging expert and author of “Essential Retirement Planning for Solo Agers,” told Fox News Digital. What is solo aging? Among adults aged 50 or older, approximately 12% of them are considered “solo agers,” according to a 2021 AARP report. Approximately half of solo agers have an advance directive — and only 44% have shared it with their primary care doctor, according to AARP.

Source: Fox News October 16, 2024 13:53 UTC