Aging

State lawmakers appear ready to let nursing home residents set up video cameras so someone can monitor the way they’re treated when no one else is around.

House Bill 2202 would allow Alzheimer’s experts to train health care providers throughout the state on the latest best practices for diagnosing and treating Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.

As more Americans are aging and are at risk for dementia, this doctor has a new way to understand the way they think and experience the world: Surrealism.

A new shelter for unhoused people 55 and older officially opened its doors. It’s called Senior Bridges. What makes this place unique is that each of the 40 studio units are powered by solar and lithium batteries — effectively eliminating utility costs.

Due to March’s record-breaking temperatures, Justa Center is extending their hours from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. — and they’ll also allow the general unhoused population inside.

Women have made sacrifices in wartime since the Revolutionary War — but their service hasn’t always been recognized. The same is true for women and men who served in the Vietnam War. Meet a group of veterans working to support and honor those aging service members.

Many seniors on a fixed-income are struggling with rising health care, rental and food prices. But accessing programs that could offset those costs are often tough to navigate. One Arizona organization was recently awarded a grant to guide older adults.

ICE has released a 79-year-old Cuban woman from the Eloy Detention Center, after she spent nine months there. Julia Benitez suffers from dementia and was known inside the detention center as "la abuela," or the grandmother.

The shingles vaccine is really good at preventing shingles. But new research suggests it may also be really good at preventing other ailments, like dementia and cardiovascular disease.

Two new clinical trials aimed at treating Alzheimer’s disease are starting up at Barrow Neurological Institute.