sarah varney has our report from naples florida.as produced in collaboration with our partner kaiser health news. it's not easy to spot in the sparkling waters luxurious condos and high-end rec recreation but in recent years daily life for many seniors in this sun lit paradise turned weak. >> this is my biggest gripe. wall my life i struggled and now in my '70s i had to struggle all over again. it bothered me a lot. >> i was in control but the recession has done terrible things. >> i never had to receive charity. >> reporter: less than two miles away from the beaches is the naples senior center. jackie established the lunchians to give older floridians a place to socialize. it became apparent how desperately people need the food served here. >> i did not think that i would find the depth of the challenges that are faced by people and specifically the seniors. we have over 676 members, about 60% are at near or below the poverty line. >> reporter: many are like angelo maffucci. after raising their children, they sold their suburban ne

sarah varney has our report from austin, near the kentucky border.produced in collaboration with our partner kaiser health news. >> reporter: local churches in austin, indiana have taken to the streets to reclaim their neighborhoods from a drug-fueled h.i.v. epidemic that has decimated this all-american town. over the last month, this prayer walk has grown from a handful to hundreds. austin is a largely white town of some 4,000 people, proud of its country roots and manufacturing plants that have held on despite hard times and growing poverty. it's a place where everyone knows everyone else but few families have escaped drug addiction. h.i.v. cases had been few and far between in this rural patch of southern indiana. but in january, the number of confirmed cases jumped to 11, then to 40, and now more than 140 people are infected. it's the largest h.i.v. outbreak in indiana history and the largest seen in rural america in many years. dr. william cooke is austin's only physician. he says the conditions for an outbreak have been ripe for a decade. >> we

special correspondent sarah varney begins our report in los angeles. this story was produced in collaboration with our partner kaiser health news. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: dr. maisha robinson, a neurologist at the university of california, los angeles, is on a mission to change how black seniors die in america. >> hi! >> let's talk. >> yes, ma'am. >> reporter: dr. robinson grew up a pastor's daughter in tennessee. now, she's working with pastors like bishop gwendolyn stone, in los angeles to urge black families to plan for the end of their lives. >> if we kind of look at the bible, all the people, of course, that jesus healed, all died. they went on to die. i think it's an awesome idea to remind people. they know, but of course they don't want to hear it. >> it's not fun thinking about death. >> reporter: african americans are more deeply religious than other racial or ethnic groups: three out of four pray daily and more than half attend weekly church services. in many black churches, the belief is that only god-- not a doctor or a patient-- decides when a lif