The Cycle of Poverty
By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D.
There is a growing body of research that indicates that the stressors of poverty change the brain. The brain, then, is...
No Place Like Home
By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D.
“Home is heaven for beginners.” – Charles Henry Parkhurst
A few years ago, my brother and I were playing a game with...
Shining the light on caretakers
By Marianne Delorey
“Many brave things were done that night, but none were more brave than those done by men playing minute after minute...
A seat at the table
By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D., Executive Director, Colony Retirement Homes
“Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.”
Gertrude Stein
There is...
For the love of food
By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D., Executive Director, Colony Retirement Homes
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”
― Virginia Woolf
The US...
Giving thanks for family caregivers
By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts
As we head into the Thanksgiving holiday, let’s also remember that November is National Family Caregivers Month –...
Creative engagement
By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D., Executive Director, Colony Retirement Homes
“There are two ways of spreading light – to be the candle or the mirror that...
After the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease: So what now!!
By Micha Shalev, Co-owner of The Oasis at Dodge Park, Dodge Park Rest Home and The Adult Day Club at Dodge Park
“Are you kidding...
Why worry?
By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D., Executive Director, Colony Retirement Homes
“When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man...
I have been an imposter
By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D., Executive Director, Colony Retirement Homes
For years now, I’ve been writing about aging, but I was in my 40s. I know...
