Growing old alone: More seniors at risk of becoming elder orphans

The Chicago Tribune reports:

Based on the number of people older than 65 who are unmarried, widowed and childless and who have no nearby family, experts estimate as many as 22.6 percent of the older population nationwide is at risk of aging alone, or already is. In Chicago, about 27 percent of seniors are widowed, 15 percent are divorced and 14 percent never married, according to 2015 U.S. Census Bureau data.

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