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Seniors Helping Seniors® In-Home Care Services Expands in Sun City and Peoria, Arizona

July 11, 2026 SrSupport Comments Off

Add to Bookmark Bookmark Us! Julie Vasquez Brings Lifelong Commitment to Service and Compassionate In-Home Care to Arizona’s West Valley PHOENIX, July 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Seniors Helping Seniors® in-home care services, a franchisor with over 200 franchise partners and 400 territories nationwide, has grown rapidly in recent years by building a workforce of talented caregivers who create meaningful relationships with their senior care […]

Respite Care; How to Find Relief, Recharge, and Keep Going

July 8, 2026 SrSupport Comments Off

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Add to Bookmark Bookmark Us! Caring for an aging parent, spouse, or loved one is one of the most meaningful things a person can do. It is also one of the most physically and emotionally demanding. The sleepless nights, the constant vigilance, the medical appointments, the emotional weight of watching someone you love struggle — it accumulates in ways that […]

What to Look for When Choosing an Oxygen Concentrator

July 7, 2026 SrSupport Comments Off

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Add to Bookmark Bookmark Us! A Guide for Seniors and Caregivers If you or someone you love has been prescribed supplemental oxygen, one of the first decisions you’ll face is choosing the right oxygen concentrator. It’s a decision that affects daily comfort, mobility, safety, and quality of life — so it deserves careful thought. This guide walks through what oxygen […]

The Walking Cane: Your Best Friend for Mobility, Confidence, and Personal Safety

June 3, 2026 SrSupport Comments Off

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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 […]

Hantavirus in Arizona: What Seniors Need to Know to Stay Safe

June 3, 2026 SrSupport Comments Off

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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 […]

Why Colorectal Screening Could Save Your Life — A Guide for Seniors

May 28, 2026 SrSupport Comments Off

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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 […]

Beating the Arizona Heat: A Senior Safety Guide for Summer 2026

May 27, 2026 SrSupport Comments Off

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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 […]

Banner Health report shows Arizona research driving national medical innovation

May 27, 2026 SrSupport Comments Off

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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 […]

How to Apply for ALTCS (Arizona Long Term Care System): A Step-by-Step Guide

May 26, 2026 SrSupport Comments Off

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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 […]

Excessive Napping May Be a Warning Sign of Underlying or Developing Health Conditions in Older Adults

May 7, 2026 SrSupport Comments Off

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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 […]

Researchers Identify Older Adults Most at Risk of Heat-Related Illness

March 23, 2026 SrSupport Comments Off

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Add to Bookmark Bookmark Us! NEW YORK, March 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Nationally, heat-related mortality has risen by nearly 17 percent per year since 2016. As a result, New York City now issues heat alerts and opens cooling centers when the heat index is forecast to reach 95 degrees Fahrenheit or higher for at least two consecutive days or a heat index […]

Labcorp Launches First FDA-Cleared Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment in Primary Care

February 12, 2026 SrSupport Comments Off

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Add to Bookmark Bookmark Us! Elecsys® pTau-181 test helps clinicians rule out Alzheimer’s disease by identifying patients unlikely to have amyloid pathology Now available nationwide in primary care settings for patients aged 55 and older experiencing symptoms of cognitive decline Expands Labcorp’s comprehensive portfolio of Alzheimer’s disease blood tests across both primary and specialty care settings BURLINGTON, N.C., Feb. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Labcorp […]

Kelly to Health Insurance CEOs: Support the ‘Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act’

January 23, 2026 SrSupport Comments Off

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Add to Bookmark Bookmark Us! January 22, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, during a Ways & Means Committee hearing, U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA), a member of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Health, called on the CEOS from the nation’s top health insurance companies to publicly support his popular bipartisan legislation, the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act. The legislation would […]

Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew

January 15, 2026 SrSupport Comments Off

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Add to Bookmark Bookmark Us! Let’s be clear: The primary reason to be vaccinated against shingles is that two shots provide at least 90% protection against a painful, blistering disease that a third of Americans will suffer in their lifetimes, one that can cause lingering nerve pain and other nasty long-term consequences. The most important reason for older adults to be vaccinated […]

Finger-prick blood test breakthrough in worldwide Alzheimer’s research

January 6, 2026 SrSupport Comments Off

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Add to Bookmark Bookmark Us! Banner Health-led study enables global research participation without healthcare infrastructure barriers. SUN CITY, Ariz. (Jan. 5, 2026) – A groundbreaking international study demonstrates that Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers can be accurately detected using simple finger-prick blood samples that can be collected at home and mailed to laboratories without refrigeration or prior processing. The research, published Monday […]