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...

New AARP Analysis: COVID-19 Deaths in Nursing Homes Continued to Increase from August to...

Nationwide, COVID-19 Deaths in Nursing Homes Doubled    By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts COVID-19 continued to take a deadly toll on nursing home residents and...

Sorting through sentiment

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D. “The past is a candle at great distance: too close to let you quit, too far to comfort you.” ― Amy...

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...

Reverse Mortgages – Take action

By Alain Valles, MBA, MS No regrets. If you are at least 62 years old and own a home with some equity, then you should...

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...

Indifference is Too Great a Burden to Bear

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D. “I believe empathy is the most essential quality of civilization.” –Roger Ebert   When I was 11 years old, I finally convinced my...

Noisy Neighbors

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D. “Good fences make good neighbors.”  -Robert Frost “Love thy neighbor as yourself but choose your neighborhood.”  -Louise Beal Stanley moved in below Lucy...

Check it Out

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D. “We are by nature flawed and inconstant creatures. We can't even keep from snacking between meals. Discipline is something we have...
Janice Lindsay discusses all of her things that go "beep."

Things that go ‘Beep’

By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer A traditional prayer from the British Isles begs, “From ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggedy beasties/And things that go bump in...