I’m Still Here engages, gives hope to people living with dementia
By Susan Gonsalves, Contributing Writer
WINCHESTER – In the news, dementia is typically presented as a disease that robs you of yourself and makes you...
The challenge of finding the right home care services
By Leslie Anderson, Contributing Writer
REGION - Home is a place like no other. It is the place where a person’s life foundation is constructed....
Boston-based ‘friendship’ organization helps older adults avoid social isolation
By April McQueen, Contributing Writer
BOSTON - At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, people of all ages suffered from isolation because of lockdown restrictions,...
AARP Research Shows Family Caregivers Face Significant Financial Strain
Family Caregivers Spend on Average $7,242 Each Year
By Mike Festa, State Director AARP Massachusetts
New research from AARP shows that nearly 8 in 10 of...
The Cycle of Poverty
By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D.
There is a growing body of research that indicates that the stressors of poverty change the brain. The brain, then, is...
No Place Like Home
By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D.
“Home is heaven for beginners.” – Charles Henry Parkhurst
A few years ago, my brother and I were playing a game with...
Shining the light on caretakers
By Marianne Delorey
“Many brave things were done that night, but none were more brave than those done by men playing minute after minute...
A seat at the table
By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D., Executive Director, Colony Retirement Homes
“Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.”
Gertrude Stein
There is...
For the love of food
By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D., Executive Director, Colony Retirement Homes
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”
― Virginia Woolf
The US...
Giving thanks for family caregivers
By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts
As we head into the Thanksgiving holiday, let’s also remember that November is National Family Caregivers Month –...
