Category: CAREGIVING
Psychedelic therapy bills advance on Beacon Hill following testimony from veterans, medical experts
Last month, lawmakers on Massachusetts’ Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery voted to advance two psychedelic therapy bills, H.4200 and H.2203, signaling growing legislative...
Read MoreThe Aging Advantage: Finding the balance between what we want and what we need at home
By Mark Friedman There is rarely a single moment that tells a family, “Now it’s time to bring in help.”Instead, the need builds quietly – across safety risks, medication complexity, subtle cognitive shifts, and the growing...
Read MoreResponding to ‘vicarious grief’ of a loved one with compassionate presence helps them heal
By Meghan Fitzpatrick, Hospice & Palliative Care RepresentativeOld Colony Hospice & Palliative Care Recently, a friend sent me an article about something called vicarious grief. The phrase was new to me, but the...
Read MoreFamily caregiving, aging in place, and the overlooked role of housing wealth
By George A. Downey As America’s population ages, family caregiving has become a central – and often underappreciated – feature of retirement life. Research summarized by Jonathan Delozier of the Boston College Center for...
Read MoreSenior Living. Senior Solutions. Made Simple. How proper preparation can create a stress-free process for selling your house this spring
By Korey Welch, Owner of Boom Realty and Senior Mortgage Broker, Loan Factory Spring is nature’s way of saying, “Let’s begin again.” And for many senior citizens, that whisper of warm air and birdsong may also be saying,...
Read MoreDaily stretching for adults and seniors – whether dynamic or static – supports overall physical health
By Rita La Rosa Loud, B.S. Prior to exploring advantages exclusively with flexibility training, Westcott and La Rosa Loud’s conclusive studies combining strength training with stretching demonstrated a 20% increase in strength...
Read MoreManaging your prescriptions: Navigating ‘lifestyle’ medications in 2026
By Patricia Prewitt My Personal Rx Adviser What Are ‘lifestyle’ medications? Insurance companies often categorize certain drugs as “lifestyle” products. These typically include treatments for hair growth, skin care, men’s and...
Read MoreThe power of connection: A simple handwritten note can make a profound difference
By Michelle Sonia, President and CEO Seniors Helping Seniors Boston South Shore As we grow older, one of the most powerful contributors to health and happiness isn’t found in a prescription bottle or a fitness plan –...
Read MoreA heart for service and a gift for connection: Meet Rubya Miranda
Behind every thoughtful schedule at Celtic Angels Home Health Care is a deep understanding of people – their needs, routines, and the comfort that comes from consistency. For Rubya Miranda, scheduling coordinator at the Weymouth...
Read MoreRetirement Dreams or Nightmares: Everything I needed to know I learned from a two-year-old
By Steven V. Dubin Up! Up! Up! Moses, my nearly two-year-old grandson, made it very clear. He wanted to moved from here to there. Wow. What if we all communicated so directly? And we all asked for help when we needed it. It got...
Read MoreWhen facing the grief of heartbreaking losses, vulnerability can be heroic
By Meghan Fitzpatrick, Hospice & Palliative Care Representative Old Colony Hospice & Palliative Care Recently, many of my dearest friends have suffered profound losses. Bearing witness to so much grief in such a short...
Read MoreIs Medicare’s out-of-pocket cap truly saving beneficiaries money?
By Patricia Prewitt My Personal Rx Adviser I have been following with interest reports on the impact of the 2025 cap on out-of-pocket prescription costs from various healthcare sources, including government websites. The data is...
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