When the ability to hear fades in older adults, it may well be a signal that declines in memory and thinking ability are not far behind.

After nearly five years of planning and design, Heritage Village Assisted Living has begun construction of phase one with three additional phases planned over the next two years.

Arizona legislators on Tuesday will review Attorney General Tom Horne’s plan for use of the state’s $6 million share of a multistate settlement with the drug company Johnson & Johnson.

The Summit at Sunland Springs, a 48-bed memory care community, will open to new residents Jan. 1, at 2415 Signal Butte Road. The center is open to individuals with forms of dementia, Alzheimer’s and memory loss.

Not too long ago, I was trying to explain my ’60s childhood to the kids.

Home Instead Senior Care office is offering free Alzheimer’s CARE training workshops for south East Valley families in recognition of national Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and Family Caregivers Month.

Gilbert police say a 73-year-old woman with dementia who had been missing since Tuesday has been found in New Mexico.

The CareMore Foundation, a nonprofit organization established by the CareMore Health Plan, is now accepting grant applications from community organizations that focus on Alzheimer’s and dementia care. According to the National Institute on Aging, as many as 5.1 million Americans may have Alzheimer’s disease.

In an increasingly digital world, aspiring authors have more options — and cheaper ones at that — for self publishing. But with self publishing also comes different challenges, said a new Mesa author.

_{When Ahwatukee Foothills resident Gregg Powell’s mother was diagnosed with dementia he was thrown into a world he says he didn’t even know existed.}

Frank Langella has shared stages, screens and beds with an illustrious array of actors, intimately essayed in his memoirs, "Dropped Names: Famous Men and Women as I Knew Them."

Ever meandered through the pharmacy aisles of Whole Foods, Sprouts, or even Trader Joe’s and wished you knew more about the various supplements and which ones could possibly benefit you? Herbal/dietary supplements (also called botanicals) are plants used for their therapeutic properties, and the roots of herbalism go back to the beginning of humanity. The following list contains some of the more popular herbs that are generally accepted to have psychoactive and/or medicinal properties with positive effects in humans:

Carla Waller believes in promises. She was married for 37 years, held one job for 35 and never adopted a pet she didn’t keep for life. Until now.

The secret to a longer, healthier life is:

A Peoria woman who went missing from her home last week has been found dead.

A Peoria woman who went missing from her home last week has been found dead.

When her father’s health was deteriorating after being diagnosed with cancer, Ahwatukee Foothills resident Doreen Myles found comfort from the staff at Hospice of the Valley, and from her new yorkie puppy, Riley. Now that her father has passed away, Myles is giving back to Hospice of the Valley by volunteering her time and her dog’s sweet spirit visiting other patients in hospice care.

When her father’s health was deteriorating after being diagnosed with cancer, Ahwatukee Foothills resident Doreen Myles found comfort from the staff at Hospice of the Valley, and from her new yorkie puppy, Riley. Now that her father has passed away, Myles is giving back to Hospice of the Valley by volunteering her time and her dog’s sweet spirit visiting other patients in hospice care.

Always touting the importance of education to her two children, Mesa resident Teresa Ornelas said she sometimes felt like a hypocrite.

Recently I saw the film The Iron Lady in which (a brilliant) Meryl Streep portrays the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The movie provided us with three magnificent portrayals of life. A simply outstanding performance by Ms. Streep, who won a Golden Globe for her performance, a portrait of vignettes that depict Ms. Thatcher’s rise to the position as Britain’s Prime Minister, a position she held from 1979 to 1990, longer than any other British PM, and last, but not least, it exposed the reality that even the Iron Lady has no immunity against such a deadly disease, from which there is no escape, and for which no cure currently exists.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the No. 1 cause of morbidity and mortality in the U.S. The top risk factors: hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, obesity and smoking, are poorly treated, oftentimes with pharmaceutical drugs. 

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the No. 1 cause of morbidity and mortality in the U.S. The top risk factors: hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, obesity and smoking, are poorly treated, oftentimes with pharmaceutical drugs. 

One in four American women are on prescription drugs for stress, insomnia, anxiety and depression.

One in four American women are on prescription drugs for stress, insomnia, anxiety and depression.