Moving forward by looking back

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D. The greatest hero is not he who subdues nations, but he who conquers himself. ~ John Jeffrey It is a new year....
Mike Festa

New AARP Analysis: COVID Cases and Deaths Continue to Rise in Massachusetts Nursing Homes

By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts Nursing home residents and staff experienced an increase in coronavirus cases in the four weeks ending August 22,...
Mike Festa

AARP analysis shows rate of COVID-19 deaths and cases in nursing homes increased in...

By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts The latest release of AARP’s Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard depicts a worsening crisis from coast to coast, including...
Marianne Delorey of Colony Retirement Homes

The ‘live in’ look

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D., Executive Director, Colony Retirement Homes  My 13-year-old son suggested I write an article about cleanliness.  I wonder if it was an...

Planning for retirement – Traditional IRA versus Roth IRA

By Joseph McManus, RICP®, Financial Planner, Prudential Advisors There are many vehicles used for retirement planning. One of the most common is the traditional IRA (individual...
Janice Lindsay

Keep pedaling

By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer The summer I was 7, I was obsessed. I desperately wanted – no, I desperately needed – a bike.  Not that...

Reverse mortgages: ‘The Times They Are a Changin’

By Alain Valles, CRMP, CSA, MS, MBA, Nonprofit Managing Director For those Bob Dylan fans and casual listeners, the timeless anthem “The Times They Are...
Marianne Delorey

Essentially non-essential

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D., Executive Director, Colony Retirement Homes    "Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm." --Publilius Syrus   On March 23, Gov. Charlie...

New AARP Analysis Shows Nursing Home Vaccination Rates in Massachusetts Still Short of Benchmark

Calls for Nursing Homes to Require COVID Vaccines for Staff and Residents BY MIKE FESTA, STATE DIRECTOR, AARP MASSACHUSETTS Cases of COVID-19 decreased among Massachusetts nursing...
Janice Lindsay writes about her toaster's inability to make toast.

Peace. Love. Ukulele.

By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer If more people played the ukulele, this old world might be a more peaceful place. When I decided to learn the...