Dementia prevention and physical activity
By Dr. Keith Darrow, PhD, Hearing & Balance Centers of New England
Prevention is only available “treatment” for the mind robbing diseases of cognitive decline...
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...
AARP Massachusetts urges Congress to address continuing needs of older Americans
By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts
As coronavirus cases and deaths continue rising, including nearly 100,000 resident and staff deaths in U.S. nursing homes...
I become invisible
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
I attend the closing on the sale of my mother’s house as executor of her estate. I sit on one...
We’re Not In Bedrock and You’re Not with ‘The Flintstones’
By Dennis Sullivan & Associates, Counselors at Law
You may recall the popular television show of the 1960’s “The Flintstones” who lived in the town...
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...
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...
Planning for retirement – Traditional IRA versus Roth IRA
By Joseph McManus, RICP®, Financial Planner, Prudential Advisors
There are many vehicles used for retirement planning. One of the most common is the traditional IRA (individual...
AARP Massachusetts continues to fight for you
Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts
AARP Massachusetts is constantly working to ensure your voice is heard in the halls of the Massachusetts State House....
AARP Massachusetts is looking to honor the state’s top volunteer
By Mike Festa, AARP Massachusetts State Director
There are so many people over 50 volunteering here in the Bay State: lending a hand to neighbor,...
