Looking to Volunteer? AARP is Ready for You!
By Mike Festa, AARP Massachusetts State Director
With a lifetime of wisdom and know-how, AARP volunteers are ready and uniquely equipped to serve their communities...
AARP research sheds light on caregiving challenges, proposes caregiving tax credit in Massachusetts
By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts
AARP is fighting for America’s over 48 million family caregivers who help seniors live independently in their homes...
Pondering fast summer, slow winter
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
Why does winter seem to pass sooooo sloooowwwwly while summer goesbysofast?
From June through September is four months. From December through...
Don’t toss out your stimulus payment with the junk mail
By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts
If you didn't get a paper check, you may get a plastic debit card from the Internal Revenue...
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...
Alone and afraid, our family members are dying in nursing homes
By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts
The COVID-19 death toll in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities is a national disgrace. More than...
The safety of the person with Alzheimer’s disease
By Micha Shalev
Caring for a loved one who has Alzheimer's can be rewarding - and stressful. Home safety is important for everyone - but...
Home is where the heart is
By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D.
“The nail that sticks up will be hammered down.” –Japanese expression.
When I was in my twenties, I worked as a Resident...
Pivoting in a victory garden
By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D., Executive Director, Colony Retirement Homes
“Pivoting isn't plan B; it's part of the process.” - Jeff Goins
There is an iconic episode of the...
Doing what you can
By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D., Executive Director, Colony Retirement Homes
“I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I...
