Overview

The United Health Foundation is proud to release the 2023 Senior Report, which provides a portrait of the health and well-being of older adults across the United States. Analyzing 52 measures from 22 data sources, the report features successes and challenges — including both some long-term trends that have reversed and some that persist — across a broad range of health measures. It also found notable disparities among the older adult population by race/ethnicity, gender, geography, age and socioeconomic status. Given the effects that the COVID-19 pandemic had on older adults, the findings emphasize the need to foster greater connectivity and community engagement among this diversifying population.

This year’s Senior Report finds recent shifts in long-term trends and highlights disparities in the health of older Americans.