May you live in interesting times

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D., Executive Director, Colony Retirement Homes  May you live in times that highlight the friendship of the community in which you live....

Reverse mortgages – Get the facts

By Alain Vallès, CSA, MS, MBA Managing Director, Helping Hands Community Partners, Inc.     As Managing Director of the self-funded nonprofit charitable mortgage company, Helping Hands Community...
Marianne Delorey

The power of touch

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D., Executive Director, Colony Retirement Homes   Touch comes before sight, before speech. It is the first language, and the last, and it...
Mike Festa

Alone and afraid, our family members are dying in nursing homes

By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts The COVID-19 death toll in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities is a national disgrace.  More than...

Dental health continues to be a priority with age

By Liz Nolan, Contributing Writer Northborough - Dental health is just as important as staying in good physical health especially as people age.  Family Dental...

Reverse mortgages: ‘Lean on Me’

By Alain Vallès, CSA, MS, MBA, Managing Director Helping Hands Community Partners, Inc. 781-724-6221/av@hhcp.org   Many of us are currently facing very tough economic times and uncertainty.  And...
Marianne Delorey of Colony Retirement Homes

Positive Images in a Post COVID World

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D., Executive Director, Colony Retirement Homes   “Age does not bring wisdom. Its only advantage, so far as I have been able to...
Mike Festa

Don’t toss out your stimulus payment with the junk mail

By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts  If you didn't get a paper check, you may get a plastic debit card from the Internal Revenue...
Alain Valles is an expert on reverse mortgages.

Reverse mortgages: Get the facts

By Alain Vallès, CSA, MS, MBA, Managing Director 781-724-6221/av@hhcp.org Are you OK? For several months I have been writing and talking about how the coronavirus is and...
Marianne Delorey of Colony Retirement Homes

Pivoting in a victory garden

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D., Executive Director, Colony Retirement Homes     “Pivoting isn't plan B; it's part of the process.” -  Jeff Goins   There is an iconic episode of the...