Add to Bookmark Bookmark Us! 20 MILLION PET MEALS DELIVERED TO HOMEBOUND SENIORS AND THEIR PETS Partnership hits milestone while helping seniors and their pets across the country Key Facts at a Glance: WHO: Meals on Wheels America (supporting 5,000+ community-based providers) and PetSmart Charities (providing grant funding to support organizations that advocate and care for the well-being of all pets […]
Add to Bookmark Bookmark Us! By Dr. Mehmet Oz, CMS Administrator, and Mary Lazare, ACL Principal Deputy Administrator June 1–5 is Medicare Fraud Prevention Week. Here’s How Americans Can Help Protect Themselves and Medicare. June 1 marked the start of Medicare Fraud Prevention Week. While this week shines a spotlight on fraud prevention, protecting Medicare is a year-round mission. As […]
Add to Bookmark Bookmark Us! For many older adults, the idea of using a cane feels like admitting defeat — surrendering something. In reality, the opposite is true. A properly fitted walking cane gives back independence. It reduces the risk of falls, extends how far and how confidently you can walk, and — as more seniors are discovering — it […]
Add to Bookmark Bookmark Us! Arizona is beautiful country — wide open spaces, high desert terrain, rural properties with sheds, garages, and outbuildings that have been sitting closed all winter. It is also prime habitat for the deer mouse, the small rodent responsible for most hantavirus infections in the Southwest. For older adults and anyone living with a chronic health […]
Add to Bookmark Bookmark Us! Counties and Communities Covered in This Guide This guide covers senior centers and aging services across Arizona’s major counties. If you are not sure which county you live in, find your city or town below. Maricopa County — Phoenix, Scottsdale, Mesa, Tempe, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Peoria, Surprise, Goodyear, Avondale, Buckeye, Sun City, Sun City West, […]
Add to Bookmark Bookmark Us! Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States, and adults over 65 face more than double the incidence rate of younger adults. The good news is that this is one of the most preventable and treatable cancers we know of — when it is caught early. The bad news […]
Add to Bookmark Bookmark Us! Arizona is one of the hottest places on earth from May through September, and for older adults the danger is not abstract. In Maricopa County alone, 427 people died from heat-related causes in 2025, following 608 deaths in 2024 and a record-setting 645 in 2023. Statewide, more than 4,320 heat-related deaths have been recorded since […]
Add to Bookmark Bookmark Us! Milestones in Research details 1,300 clinical and translational research studies, FDA-approved heart device, landmark Alzheimer’s prevention work PHOENIX (May 26, 2026) – Banner Health’s $80.5 million research enterprise delivered breakthrough treatments to Arizona patients in 2025 while advancing wide-ranging therapies toward FDA approval, according to the organization’s annual Milestones in Research report released today. Operating […]
Add to Bookmark Bookmark Us! If you or a family member needs long-term care in Arizona — whether that means in-home support, assisted living, memory care, or nursing home placement — the Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS) may cover most or all of the cost. ALTCS (pronounced “all-tecks”) is Arizona’s Medicaid program for long-term care, and it’s one of […]
Add to Bookmark Bookmark Us! WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Senator Rick Scott, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, and committee member Senator Mark Kelly celebrated the unanimous passage of a bipartisan resolution designating May 2026 as “Older Americans Month.” This bill emphasizes the importance and leadership of older individuals, recognizing their value in strengthening communities across the United […]
Add to Bookmark Bookmark Us! Based on the latest CPI data, released this morning, TSCL predicts that Social Security’s 2027 Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) will be 3.9%, or 1.1 percentage points higher than this year’s COLA of 2.8%. The average benefits check for retired workers would increase by $81.17, from $2,081.16 to $2,162.33. With inflation rising back toward the highs […]
Add to Bookmark Bookmark Us! Meals on Wheels America Leads National Advocacy Effort in Washington, D.C., to Increase Federal Funding for Senior Nutrition Programs In Honor of Older Americans Month, National Organization Coordinated Advocacy Day with Local Providers Focused on Urging Congress to Increase Investment in the Older Americans Act Key Facts: Meals on Wheels America welcomed 27 local providers […]
Add to Bookmark Bookmark Us! A Mass General Brigham prospective cohort study of older adults found that excessive napping, especially in the morning, was associated with higher mortality rates. Results signal a clinical opportunity to track health conditions and prevent decline. New research reveals that as people age, naps may be an easily trackable warning sign of underlying conditions or […]
Add to Bookmark Bookmark Us! WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Debbie Dingell (MI-06) on Wednesday introduced the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Access Act, legislation to expand access to home and community-based care for older adults and people with disabilities while strengthening the caregiving workforce nationwide. “Older adults and people with disabilities deserve to live with dignity and […]
Add to Bookmark Bookmark Us! AI-powered medical group to support seniors with health and social needs through coordinated, whole-person care SAN FRANCISCO, April 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Pair Team, an AI-enabled medical group delivering whole-person care to Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries, announced it has been accepted as an applicant into the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ACCESS Model. The program […]
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