The new reality show: An elder in an empty apartment
By Marianne Delorey
I’ve never been much for reality TV, but there is one show that hits home in my profession. The show is Design...
Not always easy enforcing rules in housing community
By Marianne Delorey©
I’ve been in property management for most of my adult life. It is a great job and one that has provided me...
Do good. Then do better.
While in college I worked at a nursing home where I met Mary. Mary had severe dementia and was combative. One day while trying to bring her to the commode, she punched me. Hard. With both fists. In the kidneys. I saw stars.
Cathy was another resident who would lash out. Cathy did not honor social envelopes nor did she know when enough was enough. She would interrupt me without thinking and would talk for hours if left unchecked. Sometimes, if she felt she was being ignored, she would get in my face and say some pretty unkind things.
Organization says ‘Retirement age’ may become a thing of the past
Region - The labor participation rate of older Americans is increasing for a variety of reasons. The National Council on Aging reports that one in five...
Back in my day
By Marianne Delorey
“Age is foolish and forgetful when it underestimates youth.” – J.K. Rowling
Tension between the generations is natural. Even young toddlers need to...
Moving mom and dad: Some practical tips
By David J. Dowd
Moving is a major life stressor at any age. Whether you are young, or old it can be a burden mentally...
What to fix and what not to fix when selling a home
By David J. Dowd
When it’s time to sell a home, one of the hardest decisions is what to fix or repair. In order to...
Best towns in central Mass. for retirees – a review of senior centers
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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...
Going smoke free in senior housing has legal support
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....
Movies and the elderly
In 1985, a comic first appeared that proposed one way to judge a film. The Bechdel Test is a simple measure about a movie’s inclusion of female characters. The test asks: 1) Does the movie have at least two women in it? 2) Do they talk to each other? and 3) Does their conversation touch on anything other than a man?
Because the Oscars are coming up, this article focuses on creating a similar way to rate how elder-friendly a movie is. Because of the length and breadth of her career, I am calling this the Betty White Movie scale.
