There is a long list of issues that concern older people living in  Massachusetts. Money no doubt deserves a place near the top.

UMass Boston Gerontology Professor Jan Mutchler has spent many years collecting and analyzing data about the economic security of seniors in Massachusetts and across the nation. She painted a detailed picture of the challenges facing the state’s elder residents in testimony before the Governor’s Council to Address Aging in Massachusetts.

“Across many projects, involving thousands of Massachusetts seniors, we have learned that their most common concerns about aging in place are financial,” Mutchler told the council on September 7.  Read more.