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I've learned many things I should have
known long ago, but at least I know them
now. Whether your question is specific like
"What are the senior care communities in
my town?" or more general like "How do I
successfully retire?" you'll find the answer
in this Senior Resource Guide.
– Brad Kane, editor
O
ne of the more
complex projects
I spearhead every
year is Worcester
Business Journal's
40 Under Forty
awards. is six-month process involves
soliciting nominations, arranging
judges, confirming winners' eligibility,
arranging a dozen photo shoots,
assigning and editing 40 stories, and
working with our events department
to pull off a great experience for
everybody. is type of planning I can
do, no problem.
Yet, when it comes to retirement,
long-term health care, or even making
considerations for an event a year in
advance, I'm terrible. My financial plan
for retirement is more of a loose idea.
My healthcare plan is to go running
frequently and hope that helps prevent
any significant problems. Luckily, my
parents are the most thoughtful and
disciplined advanced planners and
savers I've ever met, so they don't need
to rely on me to handle their senior
care (so far). Yet, as a 44 year old and
proud member of AARP (thanks for
the auto insurance discount!), I need a
more concrete outline for my own post-
retirement life.
is is why WBJ launched this Senior
Resource Guide last year and continues
with this year's edition, not only for
people like me but for those of all ages
and backgrounds who need answers
for the questions arising later in life.
Covering issues like estate planning,
short-term health care, long-term
health care, retirement, and financial
planning, this guide is designed to give
you answers along your journey.
e anchor of the Senior Resource
Guide is WBJ's famous lists, with
directories on everything from
financial advisors to estate attorneys to
hearing care centers to skilled nursing
facilities. Beyond those, we have advice
columns from Central Massachusetts
professionals, lending their expertise
and opinions on how to solve some of
the more pressing senior problems.
Finally, this edition includes two
feature-length articles. WBJ Staff Writer
Mica Kanner-Mascolo offers ways for
seniors to successfully stay in their
homes as long as possible in her "Aging
in place" story on page 8. Meanwhile,
WBJ Correspondent Sloane M. Perron
dives into the phenomenon of retirees
re-entering the workforce – whether
for the money or the socialization (or
both!) – in her "Ageless ambition" story
on page 22.
By editing this special publication,
I'm a terrible planner
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Editor, Brad Kane,
bkane@wbjournal.com
Staff Writers
Eric Casey, ecasey@wbjournal.com
(real estate, manufacturing)
Mica Kanner-Mascolo,
mkannermascolo@wbjournal.com
(health care, diversity & inclusion)
Contributors
Sloane M. Perron, Giselle Rivera-
Flores, Emily Micucci, Livia Gershon
Photographers
Matt Wright, Edd Cote, Christine
Peterson
Research Director,
Stephanie Meagher,
smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com
Research Assistant, Heide Martin,
hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com
Production Director, Kira Beaudoin,
kbeaudoin@wbjournal.com
Art Director, Mitchell Hayes,
mhayes@wbjournal.com
General Manager
Kris Prosser, kprosser@wbjournal.com
Senior Accounts Manager
Christine Juetten,
cjuetten@wbjournal.com
Accounts Manager
Timothy Doyle
tdoyle@wbjournal.com
Human Resources Manager,
Tracy Rodwill,
trodwill@nebusinessmedia.com
Director of Finance, Sara Ward,
sward@nebusinessmedia.com
Accounting Clerk, Rae Rogers,
rrogers@nebusinessmedia.com
Event Coordinator,
Patty Harris,
pattyh@wbjournal.com
Director of Audience Development
and Operations, Leah Allen,
lallen@nebusinessmedia.com
Business Office Assistant,
Nicole Dunn,
ndunn@nebusinessmedia.com
Publisher, CEO, Peter Stanton
pstanton@nebusinessmedia.com
Associate Publisher, Mark Murray
mmurray@wbjournal.com
President, Tom Curtin
tcurtin@hartfordbusinessjournal.com
5 Sponsored column: Fallon Health
offers tips for caregivers
6 Checklist: Senior life planning
8 Story: Aging in place: How seniors
can maintain independence and
promote physical and mental
wellbeing while aging at home
10 List: Home care providers
12 List: Adult day care centers
14 Column: The need for grandfamily
housing
15 List: Hospice and palliative care
providers
16 List: Physical therapy providers
20 List: Hospitals
21 Directory: Investment advisory firms
in Central Mass.
22 Story: Ageless ambition: Why retirees
are re-entering the workforce
24 Column: Estate planning: Preserve
your legacy and protect your loved
ones
25 Directory: Elder law attorneys in
Central Mass.
26 List: Hearing care providers
28 List: Senior care communities
32 List: Skilled nursing facilities
FROM THE EDITOR
