Marianne Delorey of Colony Retirement Homes

Sunk cost fallacy and relationships in older adults

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D. “You can either make time or make excuses. Only one of those will move your life forward.” ―Tamara Vellozzo   Summer is a...
Mike Festa

New AARP Analysis Shows COVID Crisis Continues in Nursing Homes: Massachusetts Death Rates Remain...

AARP Massachusetts Continues to Urge Massachusetts Lawmakers to take action By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts The latest release of AARP's Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard...

10 things I know about property maintenance

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D. “The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.” —John F. Kennedy   Starting 2022 off well may mean different...
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...
Janice Lindsay writes about her 30 years as a newspaper columnist.

Always one more (weird) thing

By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer Is something awry in the atmosphere? Or is it me? First, the track pad on my new laptop quit.  I also use...
Mike Festa

New AARP Analysis Shows Massachusetts COVID Cases and Deaths Continue to Decline in Nursing...

By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts The latest release of AARP's Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard shows that both cases and deaths in Bay State...

Finding a community where we belong

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D. “Sport creates friendships and a sense of belonging that is unrivaled.” –Alex Newsome   Bernie moved into Colony and quickly became an integral...
Janice Lindsay

It starts with one toy elephant

By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer In a recent conversation with acquaintances, the subject of collecting things arose. Someone suggested that the urge to create collections...

Seek and you shall find

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D. “If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.”  - Abraham Maslow  I...
Mike Festa

AARP Massachusetts applauds passage of ‘An Act Promoting A Resilient Health Care System That...

By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts Boston - AARP Massachusetts is pleased to report that Governor Baker signed into law Senate Bill No. 2984...