Senior Living

Maricopa resident Mack Hodges again proved, at 76 years old, he’s a force to be reckoned with. The powerlifter who graced InMaricopa’s August cover not...

A 76-year-old retired soil scientist should spend his days gardening, right? Not Mack Hodges. Every weekday morning, Hodges makes the 30-mile trek north to MDE...

"Not again!” That was the first thing my wife heard me utter. She immediately asked me, “What’s up?” “It’s the credit union’s fraud department again!” We recently...

It was 43 years ago — May 18, 1980 — when Reed Gardner was working at the federal building in downtown Las Vegas. He...

The United States celebrates 247 years of independence today. For many Maricopa residents, it’s a day of freedom and family. In recognition of the...

If you’ve visited the Maricopa Community Center recently, you may have noticed a new smiling face. Chance Love began his new role as the...

Marla Baker owns Maricopa We Care, a nonmedical homecare agency that sends caregivers to patients’ homes to take care of their daily needs. Allowing patients,...

Our first 100-plus degree day arrived in late April. This event was a reminder we trade eight months of generally beautiful weather for four months...

At 52, April Munk recalled her first real brush with ageism. “There was one group of people I worked with for one school year that...

Comforting the seriously ill is one of the most complex aspects of healthcare. New advances, although welcome, improve quality of life, but decisions about...

Columnist Joan Koczor wrote a column for the May issue of InMaricopa Magazine relating to driving in your senior years and the question of...

According to AAA, by 2030 there will be more than 70 million people 65 and older in this country, and 85% to 90% of...

May is Older Americans Month. Initially “Senior Citizens Month,” the name came from a meeting in April 1963 between President John F. Kennedy and...

The Planning and Zoning Commission this week unanimously approved site, landscape, photometric and elevation plans for what will become Maricopa’s largest apartment complex. The proposed...

Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in America, and Maricopa is no exception. Three teams from the city, all representing the Province 55-plus community, recently earned...

The City Council on April 4 approved several rezoning measures that set into motion next steps on the long-anticipated Maricopa Station development. After the meeting,...

Nature delivers infrared in sunlight. The sun emits a wide range of light, most of which is invisible. “Infrared” is the invisible light spectrum...

More than 2,000 continuing-care retirement communities exist nationally. They include all phases of senior living: independent, assisted, memory care and skilled nursing, packaged into...

It doesn’t take much to tap DJ “Daniel” Giagni’s memory. Get him started recalling his show-business adventures and the stories roll off his tongue like...

Collectively we made it through another difficult year. We have been challenged with many shifts in our lives. Life lends itself to shifts and changes,...

Last month, I wrote about the importance of reaching out to those who might be facing isolation during the holidays. That prompted me to...

In the early to mid 1960s, more than half the deaths in the U.S. were caused by cardiovascular disease. To heighten awareness, the first American...

Often people think of trouble sleeping as simply a part of growing older. It is not. The body does require less sleep as we age,...

The single-family home is king in Maricopa. But a housing shift is beginning. More options are coming — in the short term and long term...

While images of hurricanes and wildfire destruction have been in recent news coverage, homeowners, renters and business owners can ill afford to ignore other...

This past June, American Association of Retired Persons and National Geographic published results of their joint “Second Half of Life Study” in the AARP...

This past year brought many challenges. Many of us are dealing with unexpected health issues. COVID-19 left its mark. Inflation had a profound effect. Several...

We made it through another difficult year when we were challenged with many shifts in our lives. Life lends itself to shifts and changes, although...

The train has left the station on explosive growth in Maricopa. Like it or not, it is coming at the city fast and will...

During the latter stages of a three-year musical stint at The Fabulous Flamingo hotel and casino in Las Vegas in the mid-’60s, Tommy Ronca...