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Marianne Delorey of Colony Retirement 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 – New options

By Alain Vallès, CSA, MS, MBA, Managing Director, Helping Hands Community Partners, Inc. As Managing Director of the self-funded nonprofit charitable mortgage company, Helping Hands...
Columnist Janice Lindsay

Back-to-school envy

By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer Do other grown-ups gaze longingly at the “School Supplies” store shelves at this time of year?   All those lovely blank notebooks...

Reverse Mortgages – Financial Security

Know your options - Take action By Alain Valles, MBS, MS I’ve been helping older homeowners for over 20 years navigate how  to financially keep their...
Mike Festa

Make connections with the help of AARP this summer

By Mike Festa, AARP Massachusetts State Director With summer in full swing, AARP Massachusetts is here to help you make the most of the season...
Alain Valles is an expert on reverse mortgages.

Reverse mortgages and the ‘Sandwich Generation’

By Alain Valles, CRMP, CSA, MS, MBA, Nonprofit Managing Director 781-724-6221/av@hhcp.org Nope.  I’m not talking about older peoples’ eating habits but the harsh reality of balancing...
Marianne Delorey of Colony Retirement Homes

Everyday Heroes

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D. “A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson As my...
Mike Festa

AARP calls on candidates to protect voters 50+

By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts The coronavirus pandemic is threatening the health and financial security of all Massachusetts residents, but especially those age...
Janice Lindsay reflects on the belief or disbelief in luck.

Oddity lies in the eye of the beholder

By Janice Lindsay I told myself, “Don’t be intimidated.” I was attending an art workshop, preparing to paint. We were eleven women, ten who were for-real...

10 things I have learned about managing care for someone else

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D. “You care so much you feel as though you will bleed to death with the pain of it.” ― J.K. Rowling, Harry...