Seniors looking to stay in tip-top shape might want to consider moving to communities in the Midwest, the Southwest, or on a tropical island. That’s because the healthiest three states in the union are Minnesota, Utah, and Hawaii, according to the 2017 America’s Health Rankings Senior Report from the United Health Foundation, a private nonprofit […]
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Thanks in part to assisted living costs that are well below the national average, Virginia has nabbed the title of most livable state in the country for seniors. Assisted living in the Old Dominion costs an average of $34,989 per year, which is well below the national average of $42,700, according to SeniorAdvice, an online […]
Many seniors are drawn to warm weather states during their retirement years, but they may want to consider the Northeast as the best location for their health. Massachusetts has snagged honors as the healthiest state for older adults in the 2016 America’s Health Rankings Senior Report from the United Health Foundation, a not-for-profit, private foundation established […]
Vermont ranks as the healthiest state for seniors in 2015 thanks in part to low intensive care unit (ICU) use and ready availability of home-delivered meals, new research shows. New Hampshire ranks second. Minnesota falls to third after being ranked first for two years in a row, while Hawaii and Utah round out the top […]
A high percentage of quality nursing home beds is one of the strengths that makes Minnesota the healthiest state for seniors for the second consecutive year in a row, according to a new report that ranks the healthiest states for seniors. Hawaii ranks second, followed by New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts in the second edition […]