People who accumulate garbage and unnecessary furniture and create a garbage house, and ' digital hoarding ' where unnecessary data cannot be easily thrown away, are called ' compulsive hoarding ' in ...

January 30, 2026 Submitted by Social Work Clinician Suzanne Otte The towns of Cohasset, Hingham, and Scituate joined together in 2021 to create a collaborative approach to public health and education.

Hoarding isn’t about being lazy or careless. It’s a complicated condition that can come from many different causes. One possible cause is genetics. A study from 2014 showed that people with close ...

Dear Savvy Senior: My dad has always been a pack rat, but since Mom died a few years ago he’s become more of a hoarder. The clutter has gotten out of control and I don’t know what to do. Any ...