Banking & Finance

Dementia is a disease of aging that is, for many, the most frightening. Patients lose their sense of agency, and often become totally dependent on others for daily care.

Discussing long-term care options for an aging loved one is not a conversation people happily anticipate. In fact, it can be challenging and uncomfortable. It’s also a conversation that shouldn’t be put off.

Venturing into the unknown of life’s later stages can be daunting. However, if we are armed with the right information, support, and advisors along the way, we can all end up winning at life.

UMass Memorial Health, the largest healthcare provider in Central Massachusetts, has signed a non-binding letter of intent to explore a potential affiliation with one of the region’s few remaining independent hospitals, Milford Regional Medical Center and its Milford Regional Physician Group 

The parent companies of Fidelity Bank of Leominster and Cape Cod 5 in Hyannis have agreed to merge into a single holding company called Mutual Bancorp.

Eastern Insurance Group, a Natick-based subsidiary of Eastern Bankshares of Boston ,will likely be acquired by Illinois insurance giant Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. for $510 million in cash.

People are on the move at Fallon Health, Nichols College, and Cornerstone Bank.

The Central Massachusetts Business Confidence Index continued to show optimism among employers in August, though it fell behind optimism statewide.

Ascend Elements raised more than $1 billion in the past year to build a new factory.

People are on the move at Milford Regional Medical Center, Mirick O'Connell, and MutualOne Bank.