Getting older can be expensive Gene Marrano September 17, 2025 1 minute read The high cost of “aging care” is forcing some families to drain their savings, juggle caregiving with other responsibilities – and rethink retirement plans. WFIR’s Gene Marrano has some of the numbers: Share: Post navigation Previous: Music by Carl Perkins, Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash on the Trinkle Main StageNext: Online dangers the subject of public meetings cohosted by Roanoke County Public Schools and the Partnership for Community Wellness Related Stories Does the Roanoke arts and culture scene Pop! for you? Check it out this weekend Gene Marrano March 4, 2026 0 9 to 5 opens at MMT, two more plays coming to the area next week and the RSO presents Shostakovich’s Fifth – A Symphony of Change Gene Marrano March 4, 2026 0 Detectives hunt armed suspects who targeted wrong house in Southeast Roanoke Ian Price March 3, 2026 0