Tag: over age 65

Nurse getting shot_illustrated

One in four of the more than 900,000 Americans who have died from COVID resided in nursing homes. Yet two years into the pandemic, hesitancy about protective vaccines persists in the facilities in many states. In January, the Supreme Court upheld a regulation by the Biden administration that required all staff to be vaccinated in…

Nurse taking care of mature patient in front of window

The brief’s key findings are: Health care costs loom as a major risk for retirees, with nursing home care as the real wild card. A typical couple at age 65 can expect to spend over its remaining lifetime: $197,000 with a 5-percent risk of exceeding $311,000, excluding nursing home care; or $260,000 with a 5-percent…