Janice Lindsay

Weed Removal Therapy

By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer The far end of our back yard is a bog. The house sits on a slight rise. Behind it, maybe...
Mike Festa

AARP Massachusetts weighs in on FY 2023 state budget priorities

BY MIKE FESTA, STATE DIRECTOR, AARP MASSACHUSETTS AARP is the nation’s largest nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to empowering Americans 50 and older to choose how...
Mike Festa

Looking to Volunteer? AARP is Ready for You!

By Mike Festa, AARP Massachusetts State Director With a lifetime of wisdom and know-how, AARP volunteers are ready and uniquely equipped to serve their communities...
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...
Marianne Delorey, PhD.

DEI initiatives in senior housing

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D. “We are greater than, and greater for, the sum of us.” –Heather McGhee  Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion have stirred up a fair...

New AARP Analysis Shows Nursing Home Vaccination Rates in Massachusetts Still Short of Benchmark

Calls for Nursing Homes to Require COVID Vaccines for Staff and Residents BY MIKE FESTA, STATE DIRECTOR, AARP MASSACHUSETTS Cases of COVID-19 decreased among Massachusetts nursing...

Watch Out

By Marianne Delorey Ph.D. The patient's autonomy always, always should be respected, even if it is absolutely contrary - the decision is contrary to best...
Marianne Delorey of Colony Retirement Homes

Sunk cost fallacy and relationships in older adults

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D. “You can either make time or make excuses. Only one of those will move your life forward.” ―Tamara Vellozzo   Summer is a...

Reverse Mortgages combat uncertainty

By Alain Valles, MBA, MS So many things are causing fear. Globally—world conflict, the next Covid strain, gas prices, and inflation. Personally—cash flow needs, mortgage...
Mike Festa

New AARP Analysis Shows COVID Crisis Continues in Nursing Homes: Massachusetts Death Rates Remain...

AARP Massachusetts Continues to Urge Massachusetts Lawmakers to take action By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts The latest release of AARP's Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard...