Category: LIFE
Retirement Dreams or Nightmares
Beep. Beep. Thoughts from the road on escaping our East Coast sensibilities By Steven V. Dubin Sometimes my best ideas come to me as I remove myself from traditional brainstorming venues and sessions. On a recent trip to the...
Read MoreSenior Living. Senior Solutions. Made Simple.
When it comes to real estate commissions, are you selling a house or buying your agent a boat? By Korey Welch, Owner of Boom Realty and Senior Mortgage Broker, Loan Factory I like boats. I just don’t think you should...
Read MoreGetting SSI and still working? What you need to know to keep your benefits secure
By Delia De Mello, Social Security Administration When you receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and work, reporting your wages to Social Security accurately and on time is important to ensure you receive the payment for...
Read MoreIt’s back-to-school season: A good time to review and update your estate plan
By Elizabeth A. Caruso, Esq. As summer winds down and families settle back into their school-year routines, it’s a good time to think about more than school supplies and schedules. Use those new highlighters and red pens to...
Read MoreMaking it grand: Five tips for transitioning routines to support back-to-school schedules
By Nicole Long, MSW, LICSW CEO of Old Colony Elder Services National Grandparents Day is a special day dedicated to honoring grandparents and recognizing the important roles they play in our families and communities....
Read MoreLike in the desert, there can be life within our grief, if we are close enough to see it
By Meghan Fitzpatrick, Hospice & Palliative Care Representative Old Colony Hospice & Palliative Care I have always lived by the coast. I have traveled across the country, and it is a beautiful one from coast to coast,...
Read MoreBack to school, back to balancing: When responsibilities for kids and aging parents collide
By Maria Burke, RN, Founder & CEO Celtic Angels Home Health Care September has always been a month of transition. Children head back to school, routines return, fall activities begin, and family calendars quickly fill with...
Read MoreNational Senior Citizens Day: Celebrating the heart of the South Shore
By Michelle Sonia, President and CEO Seniors Helping Seniors Boston South Shore On August 21, our nation celebrates National Senior Citizens Day – a day established by President Ronald Reagan to honor the...
Read MoreHow the Social Security Administration is making the SSI program more efficient
By Delia De Mello, Social Security Millions of Americans rely on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to help meet their basic needs. Last year, the Social Security Administration created the SSI Improvement Team to make the SSI...
Read MoreFocus on self-care to manage stress, illness, and life’s challenges during National Wellness Month
By Nicole Long, MSW, LICSW CEO of Old Colony Elder Services Did you know that it’s National Wellness Month? This month, we celebrate physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. It’s all about making self-care a...
Read MoreMyth or fact? Retirement account beneficiaries are determined by who is named in your will or trust
By Elizabeth A. Caruso, Esq. Myth or fact? I had my will drafted to distribute my retirement accounts to my children, so it doesn’t matter who is written as the beneficiary on the accounts. Myth! Beneficiary designations on...
Read MoreFive steps to prevent caregiver privilege or obligation from becoming caregiver burnout
By Mark Friedman with contributions from Dr. Tara Kfoury and Bob Stephen Part two of two parts Caregiving rarely becomes overwhelming because of a single event. More often, it is the accumulation of hundreds of small...
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