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Mike Festa

AARP Massachusetts keeping an eye out for fraud

By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts All of us at AARP are proud of all the work The AARP Fraud Watch Network does. The...
Dennis Sullivan & Associates team

Planning and Protection Can Save Your Health, Home, Legacy, and Life Savings

Dennis Sullivan & Associates, Counselors at Law What is your present situation? Has COVID-19 affected your family, friends and neighbors? Might there be landmines on...

Moving forward by looking back

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D. The greatest hero is not he who subdues nations, but he who conquers himself. ~ John Jeffrey It is a new year....

Reverse mortgages and healthcare

  By Alain Valles, CRMP, MBA, CSA, Managing Director of Helping Hands Community Partners, Inc. A 501(c)(3) self-funded nonprofit charitable organization $88 billion borrowed for healthcare According...

Sleep problems in individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease

By Micha Shalev Persons with Alzheimer's disease often appear to sleep less or sometimes, more. Sleep problems may be caused by pain, medication, lack of...
Mike Festa

AARP analysis shows rate of COVID-19 deaths and cases in nursing homes increased in...

By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts The latest release of AARP’s Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard depicts a worsening crisis from coast to coast, including...
Marianne Lyons Delorey, Ph.D.

Lean in

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D. “To anyone out there who’s hurting — it’s not a sign of weakness to ask for help. It’s a sign of...
Janice Lindsay

Grown-ups muddle through

By Janice Lindsay Contributing Writer When I was a child, I envied grown-ups.  They seemed so self-assured, confident, and in control. They knew how to cook, and...
Marianne Delorey of Colony Retirement Homes writes about "the otherness" of aging.

Why worry?

  By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D., Executive Director, Colony Retirement Homes “When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man...
Marianne Delorey of Colony Retirement Homes writes about "the otherness" of aging.

Making yourself at home despite the landlord

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D. I recently had a tenant accept an apartment sight unseen and move across the country to her new place.  I personally...