Housing Options

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,...

By Marianne Delorey In Stephen King’s, “The Green Mile,” the main character, Paul Edgecomb, talks about his primary role with the inmates on death row....

By Colin McCandless, Contributing writer  REGION - Tiny houses are a big thing these days. You may have seen these diminutive dwellings featured on HGTV shows...

By This article is part of a series intending to open the discussion of which Central Mass towns are most elder-friendly. This article focuses on...

By Marianne Delorey© “Due to state laws, the restaurant was nonsmoking, which as a nonsmoker pleases me, but as a Libertarian it pisses me off....

By Micha Shalev Part one of this series appeared in the April issue of the Fifty Plus Advocate. Part two appeared in the May issue...

By David J. Dowd Seniors have many more choices for housing than their parents did. Many elders are not aware of some of the available...

By Marianne Delorey Perhaps it is the nature of elder housing. Perhaps people who have no one else seek community in their later years. In...

Over the summer, I play softball with a bunch of other women in my town. I am older than and not as nimble as my younger teammates. Even if I were, I’ve never been particularly athletic. But, they let me play and I enjoy my time on the field. Granted, I am always a bit worried that I am going to mess up, but even when I do, someone is there to back me up and we keep playing. I am part of a team. That is what teammates do.

By Marianne Delorey© Everyone has heard that birds of a feather flock together. It is a normal part of human nature to seek out people...