This Month's Features

Three bills before the Massachusetts state legislature provide tax credits for incurred costs by family caregivers.

Tax credits possible for family caregivers

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - February 7, 2022 0

By R.R. Fletcher, Contributing Writer BOSTON - Family caregivers are a vital but largely unrecognized component of long-term health care. However, that may be changing. Currently,...

According to a study from The Journal of Gerontology, persons aged 50 and older account for one-fourth of divorces, and the divorce rate for this demographic has doubled since the 1990s.

Gray divorce on the rise as gender equity, life expectancy increases

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - February 6, 2022 0

By Colin McCandless, Contributing Writer REGION - The United States has the highest divorce rate in the world, with nearly half of all marriages breaking...

Nearly 60 million adults in the US suffer from arthritis, a number that is expected to rise as the country’s population ages.

Seven ways to manage your arthritis symptoms

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - February 1, 2022 0

By Brett Peruzzi, Managing Editor REGION - There is unfortunately no cure for arthritis, but it can be successfully treated, and the symptoms managed. The...

Media tend to stereotype as a kind of shortcut, says Julie Dobrow, a senior lecturer at Tufts University in Medford. Photo/Alonso Nichols, Tufts University

Media expert sees stereotypes for both young and old

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - January 31, 2022 0

By David Wilkening, Contributing Writer MEDFORD - Julie Dobrow, one of New England’s best-known media experts, has done considerable research on how media impacts children....

Paula Kirk is a Licensed Massage Therapist and Reiki Master Practitioner at Westborough Massage.

Westborough woman channels breast cancer experience into massage therapy career

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - January 25, 2022 0

By Peg Lopata, Contributing writer WESTBOROUGH – A woman who knows how to take care of herself is a good bet for someone who knows...

Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are defined as a self-contained apartment in an owner-occupied single-family home or lot, and are also referred to as accessory apartments, in-law apartments, “granny flats” or secondary units.

Accessory Dwelling Units are one approach to expanding senior housing options

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - January 24, 2022 0

By Colin McCandless, Contributing Writer REGION - It’s certainly no secret that there’s a housing shortage in Massachusetts, especially in the greater Boston area. State...

QCC students Stephen Ory and John Martel learn how to program an industrial robot in the college’s Advanced Technologies Lab.

Community college prepares students for future in technology

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - January 18, 2022 0

By Peg Lopata, Contributing Writer WORCESTER - Think community colleges are just for kids straight out of high school? Think again. At Quinsigamond Community College...

“It seems like there is something new for our community every year,” says Alexander Pooler, director of assistive technology at the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind.

Technology helping the blind or visually impaired ‘see’

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - January 18, 2022 0

By Peg Lopata, Contributing Writer REGION - Sometimes the profusion of apps, new devices and other tech tools could make you dizzy―but choices are good,...

“No one has ever doubted my talent as an actor,” says Tori Clay, who has struggled to get work since coming out as a transgender woman six years ago. Photo/Jane Keller Gordon

Transgender actor frustrated by lack of roles

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - January 14, 2022 0

By Jane Keller Gordon, Contributing Writer SOMERVILLE - Born Victor Campisi, as Vic Clay he met success as an actor, but life has been tougher...

The virtual reality (VR) experiences offered by Somerville-based Rendever have shown to be beneficial in reducing social isolation and chronic loneliness among seniors.

Seniors embrace company’s virtual reality experience

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - January 10, 2022 0

By David Wilkening, Contributing Writer SOMERVILLE - When CEO Kyle Rand began his technology start-up Rendever in 2016, virtual reality (VR) was still primarily associated...

Tax credits possible for family caregivers

Gray divorce on the rise as gender equity, life expectancy increases

Seven ways to manage your arthritis symptoms

Media expert sees stereotypes for both young and old

Westborough woman channels breast cancer experience into massage therapy career

Accessory Dwelling Units are one approach to expanding senior housing options

Community college prepares students for future in technology

Technology helping the blind or visually impaired ‘see’

Transgender actor frustrated by lack of roles

Seniors embrace company’s virtual reality experience

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