Marianne Delorey

Our Roots are One

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D. “A tree’s beauty lies in its branches, but its strength lies in its roots”  – Mashona Dhilwayo  Meet Karen and Priscilla, sisters...

New AARP Analysis: COVID-19 Deaths in Nursing Homes Continued to Increase from August to...

Nationwide, COVID-19 Deaths in Nursing Homes Doubled    By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts COVID-19 continued to take a deadly toll on nursing home residents and...
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...

The gift of more…and less

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D. Minimalism isn’t about removing the things you love. It’s about removing the things that distract you from the things you love....
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,...
Janice Lindsay

Coincidence? Or not?

By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer I haven’t studied the saints and I don’t spend much time thinking about them. But I know that October 4...

We are all one and one person can make a difference

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D. “The youth walk faster but the elderly know the road” – African Ubuntu Proverb There is a philosophy in many African countries...

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...

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...
Marianne Delorey of Colony Retirement Homes

Apply early and often for housing as you age

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D. “You can’t plan for everything or you never get started in the first place."               ...