Marianne Delorey of Colony Retirement Homes

Everyday Heroes

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D. “A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson As my...
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Always one more (weird) thing

By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer Is something awry in the atmosphere? Or is it me? First, the track pad on my new laptop quit.  I also use...

Home Sweet Home

I love my home.   I love my independence.   I love my reverse mortgage. Home Sweet Home “I love my home.  I’m getting older.  I want to be financially...
Mike Festa

New AARP Analysis Shows Massachusetts COVID Cases and Deaths Continue to Decline in Nursing...

By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts The latest release of AARP's Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard shows that both cases and deaths in Bay State...

Finding a community where we belong

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D. “Sport creates friendships and a sense of belonging that is unrivaled.” –Alex Newsome   Bernie moved into Colony and quickly became an integral...
Janice Lindsay

It starts with one toy elephant

By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer In a recent conversation with acquaintances, the subject of collecting things arose. Someone suggested that the urge to create collections...

Seek and you shall find

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D. “If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.”  - Abraham Maslow  I...
Mike Festa

AARP Massachusetts applauds passage of ‘An Act Promoting A Resilient Health Care System That...

By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts Boston - AARP Massachusetts is pleased to report that Governor Baker signed into law Senate Bill No. 2984...

We are all one and one person can make a difference

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D. “The youth walk faster but the elderly know the road” – African Ubuntu Proverb There is a philosophy in many African countries...
Mike Festa

AARP MA awards organizations grants to make their communities more livable

BY MIKE FESTA, STATE DIRECTOR, AARP MASSACHUSETTS   On June 29, 2022, AARP Massachusetts announced that it would be awarding several organizations across the Bay State...