This summer, at dinner with her best friend, Jacki Barden raised an uncomfortable topic: the possibility that she might die alone. "I have no children, no husband, no siblings," Barden remembered ...

This summer, at dinner with her best friend, Jacki Barden raised an uncomfortable topic: the possibility that she might die alone. “I have no children, no husband, no siblings,” Barden remembered ...

This summer, at dinner with her best friend, Jacki Barden raised an uncomfortable topic: the possibility that she might die alone. “I have no children, no husband, no siblings,” Barden remembered ...

Solo aging population rises; surveys lack data on who is present at death. Hospice and home services rely on family; many solo seniors face care gaps. Policy cuts to Medicaid threaten home care access ...