The journey to…and back…from grief
By Marianne Delorey
“I sat with my anger long enough until she told me her real name was grief.” – Author unknown.
My mother went to...
It is better to give than receive
By Marianne Delorey (Photo Marianne Delorey, Photo submitted)
“If you can’t feed 100 people, then feed just one.” Mother Teresa
This is the story of Benny....
Tatnuck Park Worcester
Addresses current and future needs of seniors
By Lauren B. Schiffman, Contributing Writer
Oftentimes, when older adults opt to move to a senior living community,...
In Loco Parentis
By Marianne Delorey
I’ve been working in elder care for 30 plus years. I write every month about how to prepare for the inevitable. I...
Home within a home as families live together longer
The number of so-called multi-generational households — where adults are living with their elderly parents or grown children — has jumped since the Great Recession forced Americans to rethink living on their own.
Camellia Gardens
A warm, safe all-inclusive independent living community
By Lauren Schiffman, Contributing Writer
Maynard - Situated near a currently-under construction shopping center, Camellia Gardens in Maynard is...
Striving and aging
By Marianne Delorey
A Scottish writer, Alexander Chalmers, is attributed as saying that the three components of happiness are “Something to do, someone to love,...
When I turn 80 I’m going to get a cat
By Marianne Delorey
Heather spent her life as a caregiver. First, she took care of her children. Then, she made her career in nursing. Later,...
Productive aging
By Marianne Delorey
The younger generation has a distinct advantage over the rest of us – they are growing up in a world in which...
Avoiding the mark
By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D.
"It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have...
