The study included costs associated with six categories: housing, utilities, groceries, healthcare, transportation and miscellaneous expenses. Here’s the cost of living in all 50 states.

The income needed to live a middle-class lifestyle has increased as a result of both inflation and shifting wages across the country.

While the cost of long-term care services went up across all care types last year, annual increases were most pronounced in assisted living communities and homemaker services at 10%, according to the ...

Two-thirds of home care agencies surveyed now charge the same rate for both types of service, where the less clinical homemaker tasks historically have demanded lower rates. Assisted living community ...

The rising cost of living continues to increase and has forced many Baby Boomers to rethink entering retirement. Many retirees have also considered reentering the workforce to bridge the gap ...