New AARP Analysis Shows Massachusetts COVID Cases and Deaths Declining in Nursing Homes, Chronic...
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 nursing homes...
When walls talk
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
I once had occasion to visit a doctor who was new to me and whose office I will never forget.
Doctor-visiting...
Pen a complaint. It works.
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
A colorful Work of Art sat on my desk, a piece I created myself, that turned out to be quite...
Finding meaningful work roles later in life
By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D.
Any employer can tell you that it is almost impossible to fill vacant positions these days. Even before COVID hit, the...
Planting the seed
By Marianne Lyons Delorey, Ph.D.
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” – Proverb
When people...
Just a little scared
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
When my granddaughter was four, she attended a friend’s birthday party at an outdoor amusement park. Its central feature was a...
Massachusetts social isolation task force assembles and hosts summit
BY MIKE FESTA, STATE DIRECTOR, AARP MASSACHUSETTS
AARP Massachusetts State President Sandra Harris has convened a task force made up of state and municipal employees,...
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...
Staying sharp: brain health & AARP
By Mike Festa, AARP Massachusetts State Director
A big concern for people as they grow older is staying mentally fit. We know this because our...
Simplify, simplify
By Janice Lindsay
Contributing Writer
“Our life is frittered away by details…Simplify, simplify,” said Henry David Thoreau, 19th-century Concord philosopher.
Never mind that while Henry was simplifying...
