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A Centenarian Thrives Living Alone, Active and Engaged - KFF Health News

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There are only 101,000 centenarians in the U.S. , according to the most recent Census Bureau data.

Hilda Jaffe , now 102 , still lives alone in a one -bedroom apartment in Hell’s Kitchen, New York .

Jaffe cleans her own house, does her own laundry, manages her own finances, stays in touch with a far-flung network of family and friends via email, WhatsApp , and Zoom .

Losing her husband, Gerald Jaffe , in 2005 after 63 years of marriage was hard, but relinquishing her life and most of her belongings in New Jersey five years later was easy.

Jaffe says she doesn’t worry about what comes next; she just lives day to day.

Expert: Focusing on the present and experiencing the here and now becomes more important to older adults.

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