Marianne Delorey of Colony Retirement Homes

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...
Janice Lindsay discusses all of her things that go "beep."

Sensible or not, it’s tradition

By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer Cultural traditions abound during the holidays. We honor those. But most families probably also have traditions of their own, which...
Marianne Delorey of Colony Retirement Homes

Patient, strong, and even braver

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D., Executive Director, Colony Retirement Homes   “You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice.” --Bob Marley   Last...
Mike Festa

Five things to know about Social Security

By Mike Festa, AARP Massachusetts State Director Social Security is your money — you earned it through a lifetime of hard work. And like most...

From stress to joy – Reverse Mortgage success stories

By Alain Valles, MBA, MS Yes – for many, reverse mortgages conjure up negative thoughts. But the reality is once one is educated about reverse...
Mike Festa

New AARP Analysis Shows Massachusetts COVID-19 Cases and Deaths Declining in Nursing Homes; Chronic...

Nursing Homes Report Staffing and PPE Shortages BY MIKE FESTA, STATE DIRECTOR, AARP MASSACHUSETTS The latest release of AARP's Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard shows that both...

Own real estate? Want to buy?

Need money? - Know your options!  By Alain Valles, MBA, MS Real Estate is Good News Why buy?  It’s simple – you’ll have a better chance of...
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...

10 things I have learned about managing care for someone else

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D. “You care so much you feel as though you will bleed to death with the pain of it.” ― J.K. Rowling, Harry...

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...