AARP Massachusetts urges Congress to address continuing needs of older Americans
By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts
As coronavirus cases and deaths continue rising, including nearly 100,000 resident and staff deaths in U.S. nursing homes...
Patient, strong, and even braver
By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D., Executive Director, Colony Retirement Homes
“You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice.” --Bob Marley
Last...
Reverse mortgages: retirement derailed?
By Alain Valles, CSA, MS, MBA, Managing Director, Helping Hands Community Partners
Survey says…retirement derailed
A recent article published in MarketWatch by Alessandra Malito highlighted the...
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...
Reverse mortgages and the new administration
By Alain Valles, CSA, MS, MBA, Managing Director, Helping Hands Community Partners
Change is always the constant
Over the past 30 years hundreds of thousands of...
Keep social ties strong during the holiday season
By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts
Certainly, 2020 has been a year unlike others. On behalf of our 760,000 members and all older Massachusetts...
Navigating the sometimes hard road of caregiving
By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D., Executive Director, Colony Retirement Homes
“Perfectionism is self-abuse of the highest order.” Anne Wilson Schaef
Elder care is not always easy or...
The holiday season and reverse mortgages
By Alain Valles, CSA, MS, MBA, Managing Director, Helping Hands Community Partners
“The days are long, but the years are short”
This quote from Gretchen Rubin,...
Social Security and payroll tax deferral
By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts
On behalf of all older Americans, AARP sent a letter on Sept. 22 to congressional leaders to support...
Perfectly imperfect
By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D., Executive Director, Colony Retirement Homes
“Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am large, I contain multitudes.”...
