Senior Discounts in Goodyear Arizona

We love having one of our assisted living homes in the city of Goodyear, Arizona. The people are wonderful, the weather is beautiful, there’s plenty to do,and there are some great shops and restaurants in the area.  Plus, there are some great senior discounts in Goodyear. We thought we’d dig around and find you a few.

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Please understand these discounts are valid as of the time we write this blog post, which is before we published it. You may want to let your fingers do the walking and call the business before you travel to it. These senior discounts in Goodyear may or may not be valid at the time you visit them.

You might want to combine these discounted businesses with a trip to all the fun activities that are in the local area. We recently wrote a blog post about fun things to do for Seniors in the Surprise area. Those activities are easily accessible from Goodyear as well.

One other idea is to go to Groupon and search for businesses that interest you. Many times you can find some kind of discount deal. Remember that you have to buy the discount ahead of time, such as paying $50 for a $75 credit at a local restaurant.

Here is an example search on Groupon for restaurants. These are not just senior discounts in Goodyear. Everyone can use them.

Without further ado, let’s dig into some discounts Goodyear offers its seniors:

Restaurant Senior Discounts in Goodyear

• Applebees– 13832 W McDowell Rd, Goodyear, AZ 85338 – 10% discounts for anyone over age 60. You need to have a ‘Golden Apple Card’ to qualify. Just ask the manager for one
• Arby’s-442 N Litchfield Rd, Goodyear, AZ 85338. You can read about their 10% discount for seniors over 55 here.
• Chili’s– 1371 N Litchfield Rd, Goodyear, AZ 85338. Chili’s doesn’t advertise the 10% discount they give to 55+ people, but they do give it. Just ask your server for it.
• Dairy Queen– 13365 W McDowell Rd, Goodyear, AZ 85395. They’ll give you a 10% discount or free small drink. Ask them about it.
• Denny’s– 1218 N Litchfield Rd, Goodyear, AZ 85338 – They will give you a 15% discount with your AARP membership card. Plus they have a menu for everyone 55+ which has smaller portions and lower prices.
• Golden Corral– 420 N Dysart Rd, Goodyear, AZ 85338. Good for everyone 60 and older. The discount will only save you about 50 cents from regular menu items per meal. If you really want to save money at the Golden Corral, hit the early bird special. The buffet from 11am-4pm every day is only about 8 bucks with drinks included.
• Jack in the Box– 520 N Estrella Pkwy Goodyear, AZ 85338. They provide a 20% discount for seniors.
• Subway– Shops A, 525 N Estrella Pkwy Suite 103, Goodyear, AZ 85338. It varies by franchise. When we asked this one, they said they offer a 10% discount to seniors.
• Village Inn– 2700 N Litchfield Rd, Goodyear, AZ 85338. They give you a 10%discount if you’re over 60. Plus they have a less expensive senior menu.
• Waffle House– 820 N Dysart Rd, Goodyear, AZ 85338. (623) 932-9058. Their discount varies by location. When we checked in Goodyear, we found out they only have a military discount of 10%. You might have better luck at Waffle House’s outside Goodyear.
• Wendy’s– 1178 N Litchfield Rd, Goodyear, AZ 85395. (623) 935-5532. They provide a 10% discount if you are older than 55.

Retail Senior Discounts in Goodyear

• CVS Pharmacy– 2840 N Dysart Rd, Goodyear, AZ 85395. 623-536-5310. Check with your pharmaceutical and insurance companies to see what discounts are open to you.
• TJ Maxx– 1855 N Pebble Creek Pkwy, Goodyear, AZ 85395 (623) 536-6852. They will give 10% discounts for seniors on certain days of the week. You just have to be over 55. Give them a call because the days can change.
• Dress Barn– 1400 N Litchfield Rd, Goodyear, AZ 85395 (623) 535-3942Like TJ Maxx, Dress Barn has 10% discounts on certain days of the week. Last time we checked it was Tuesday. You might want to call just to make sure.
• Goodwill– 15433 W McDowell Rd, Goodyear, AZ 85395 (602) 535-4287. The have “Goodwill Senior Savings Day” every Tuesday. Everyone over 60 can take a 10% discount.
• Michael’s– 1475 N Litchfield Rd, Goodyear, AZ 85338 – (623) 536-3158. Michael’s lets you take 10% off EVERY dayif you’re age 55 or older.
• Walgreens– 387 N Estrella Pkwy, Goodyear, AZ 85338 – (623) 215-1046. Has three locations in Goodyear. Besides Estrella Parkway, there are locations at 3361 N Litchfield Rd, Goodyear, AZ 85395 and 1654 N Pebble Creek Pkwy, Goodyear, AZ 85395. Check herefor in-store discounts. You’ll need to be a “Balance Reward Member” to take advantage of the pricing, which is easy to do.
• Harkins Movie Theaters– 15010 West McDowell RoadEstrella Falls Mall Goodyear, AZ85395 623-223-1105. Generally, seniors (over 60) receive about a $3 per person discount regardless of the show time.

Grocery Senior Discounts in Goodyear

• Albertson’s– 12970 W Indian School Rd, Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 – (623) 535-7991. If you can remember to do your grocery shopping the first Wednesday of every month, you can take 10% off your grocery bill. Just be over 55.
• Basha’s– 5115 N Dysart Rd #150, Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 – (623) 547-4580. Basha’s and Walmart collaborated on their senior discount policy. Basha also likes the first Wednesay of the month for a senior discount of 10%. The only difference we can find is that Basha’s requires a minimum purchase of $15.
• Fry’s– 16380 W Yuma Rd, Goodyear, AZ 85338 – (623) 925-4440. Fry’s wanted to get in the act. They also have their 10% discount for everyone 55+. Guess when? You got it. The first Wednesday of the month.

Hotel Senior Discounts in Goodyear

Although most of us live around the Goodyear area, you never know when you might have guests fly in. Maybe you just want to have a “Stay-cation”?

• Comfort Suites– 15575 W Roosevelt St, Goodyear, AZ 85338 – (520) 257-3134. Comfort Suites are part of the Choice Hotels group. All Choice Hotels (Cambria also) offer 20-30% discounts to seniors. Call for eligibility.
• Holiday Inn and Suites– 1188 N Dysart Rd, Goodyear, AZ 85395. (623) 547-1313. You can receive 10-20% off if you’re over 62 and belong to a senior organization.
• Best Western– 55 N Litchfield Rd, Goodyear, AZ 85338•(623) 932-3210. You can save up to 15% at check in. Just book your hotel room through this website.
• Residence Inn by Marriott– 2020 N Litchfield Rd, Goodyear, AZ 85395•(623) 866-1313. If you’re over 62 you’ll receive a 15% discount off your room rate. You can only book a max of 2 rooms per stay using the discount.
• Townplace Suites by Marriott– 13971 Celebrate Life Way, Goodyear, AZ 85338•(623) 535-5009. Marriott applies the same discount across all their rooms.

Of course, you may need to travel to take advantage of these hotel discounts. Most airlines (Southwest, American, and United) and rental cars have discounts for seniors and AARP members.

Our Biggest Senior Discounts in Goodyear

Hopefully this will help you take advantage of senior discounts in Goodyear and a bit of the surrounding area. One of the biggest discounts we would like to offer seniors is one to our homes. If you or a family member moves into one of our homes without using a referral agent, we will pay you $1,000. That applies for referrals as well. Limit one per move-in (although sometimes we negotiate).

For more details on this deal, or recommendations on other businesses in the area, please reach out. You can contact us through the home page on our website, email, or call us at 623-295-9890. We’ll try to update this page as we find more discounts.

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47 Lymes Disease Symptoms that People Confuse with Alzheimer's

Lyme disease can be very painful and chronic. Often a Doctor won’t be able to diagnose it right away based on the initial symptoms. In elderly adults Doctors can easily mistake Lymes Disease symptoms for other chronic diseases such as Alzheimer’s or Neuropathy. Your own experience can be a great help in determining what you might have.

If you’re having trouble figuring out what chronic condition you might have, you’re not alone. Even movie stars like Kris Kristofferson are the subjects of medical mistakes. If you don’t think your doctor has your diagnosis correct, seek a second opinion. 

Take charge of your treatment!

What is Lyme Disease?

Lyme Disease, first found in the town of (you guessed it) Lyme, Connecticut, is a chronic condition caused by one or a combination of four types of bacteria:

1. Borrelia burgdorferi 
2. Borrelia mayonii
3. Borrelia afzelii
4. Borrelia garinii

The first two bacteria are found in the United States. The last two are most common in Europe and Asia. Infected Black-legged ticks, otherwise known as deer ticks are the most common carriers of the bacteria. When the tick bites you, the bacteria enters your body. Ticks bite lots of people without giving them Lyme Disease. According to the Mayo Clinic, the tick generally has to be on you for about 36-48 hours to transmit the disease. Some of these ticks. You might not see them on your body.

Where You Can Contract Lyme Disease

Naturally Lyme disease is most common in areas with lots of ticks. In the United States these areas are the Northeast States down the Atlantic seaboard, and the upper Midwest. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) monitors cases of Lyme Disease and have maps showing disease locations throughout the United States. The map below shows cases in 2017.

Remember with this map that people didn’t necessarily contract Lyme Disease in the place where it showed up. Many people may have travelled from our state (Arizona) to New England on vacation. The tick may have bit them during their trip and they brought it home.

Lymes Disease Symptoms that Start Right Away

Many doctors familiar with Lyme Disease would highly recommend treating the Lymes Disease symptoms as soon as possible. This would be great, IF people knew they had the disease right away. When ticks bite you, they inject a little local anesthetic. Very often you won’t feel the bite. Then the tick falls off and you don’t know it ever happened. If you think a tick bit you, try to see a doctor right away.

Some people develop a ‘bullseye rash’ around the tick bite. The rash would be a very good indication that you should go to the doctor. According to the CDC, 70-80% of people develop the rash between 3 and 30 days after the tick bite.

Other early Lymes Disease symptoms include:

• Rash
• Fever
• Facial paralysis or drooping
• Chills
• Fatigue
• Muscle and joint pain
• Lymph node swelling
• General body aching
• Headaches
• Stiff neck
• Trouble sleeping
• Irregular heartbeat
• Eye inflammation

If you don’t have the rash or other symptoms, the bacteria may circulate in your body for years. Then for whatever reasons, lymes disease symptoms develop.

Chronic Lymes Disease Symptoms

If the disease does not show symptoms for a while, you may experience many different symptoms. You may still see many of the short-term Lymes Disease symptoms. These are in addition to the first set:

• Sore throat
• Sore feet, mostly in the morning
• Back pain (not caused from something else)
• Face twitching or other muscles
• Confusion, or difficulty thinking about something
• Hard to concentrate
• Reading is difficult
• New information confuses you
• Forgetfulness
• Poor short-term memory
• Disorientation – not sure where you are
• Short-term memory loss
• Speech errors
• Mood swings
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Hallucinations
• Delusions
• Paranoia
• Trouble sleeping
• Light sensitivity
• Blurry vision
• Lightheadedness
• Motion sickness
• Insomnia
• Night sweats
• Irritable bladder
• Breathlessness
• Napping during the day
• Disabilities
• Constipation
• Diarrhea
• Changes in weight (up or down) for no other reason
• Hair loss for no other reason
• Unexplained milk production or breast pain in women
• Disappearance and recurrence of symptoms on a regular basis

Parallels to Alzheimer’s

As you can see, it would be easy to diagnose many of these symptoms (confusion, disorientation, hard to concentrate, short-term memory loss etc.) as Alzheimer’s symptoms. If you compare the symptoms above to this infographic of Alzheimer’s symptoms, you can see a lot of overlap:

You can also learn more about how Alzheimer’s manifests itself and the typical symptoms from this post from the wife of one of our residents. Her husband started showing signs of Alzheimer’s in 2002, and we made this video in 2018.

Some of these symptoms such as insomnia, fatigue and napping during the day could be confused with Sundowner’s Syndrome. Sundowner’s is a condition associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

What to Do About Lymes Disease Symptoms

Your best shot at fighting Lyme Disease is if you catch it early. Many doctors have had success treating Lymes Disease symptoms with antibiotics such as doxycycline, amoxicillin, cefuroxime axetil. Of course doctors will prescribe different amounts of these antibiotics depending on the health and age of the patient. Here are some general guidelines published by the CDC:

Notice that many of the treatments only last 2-3 weeks. Long-term antibiotic used to treat Lymes Disease symptoms may lead to many other complications. Once the condition becomes chronic, antibiotics may not be all that effective.

Long-Term Treatment of Lyme Disease

You have the misfortune of having Lyme Disease for a longer period, the antibiotics just don’t work, or the symptoms don’t develop. In that case there is not a lot that modern medicine seems to be able to do to help.

Generally, the doctors will tell you the disease will subside over time. How long that time lasts varies from several months to many years.

Ugh!

While waiting for it to subside, your doctor will probably prescribe some pain killers or anti-inflammatory drugs to manage the symptoms. They might also give you some steroids that help reduce some swelling.

Natural Methods to Reduce or Eliminate Lymes Disease Symptoms 

Lyme Disease has a much better shot of being fixed than Alzheimer’s. There are doctors who are finding some natural methods of treating Lyme Disease. Two of those doctors are Stephen Harrod Buhner and Bill Rawls. 

Healthy Lifestyles

As with all natural healing methods, both doctors recommend a very healthy diet. Eating lots of fruits and vegetables and avoiding processed foods and sugars are important. Ridding your body of toxins and filling it up with nutrients allows your immune system to function at its optimum level.

Plant-Based Oils

Another recommendation the two doctors provide is the use of plant-based oils. The oils serve 3 purposes:

• Fighting the bacteria
• Improving your immune system
• Detoxify your body

Four of these essential oils are very effective in promoting antimicrobial activity:

1. Cinnamon Oil – Some studies have shown that cinnamon oil has been able to fight microbes within 14 days of application
2. Thyme Oil – Thyme is very good at fighting bacteria in Salmonella and spoiled milk.
3. Oregano Oil – Oregano silver and colloidal silver work very well against certain strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. That means they can control infections well.
4. Tea Tree Oil – Very effective in fighting bacteria and fungus, such as toenail fungus.  Other studies have shown it is effective in fighting E. Coli and Staph infections as well. This is especially true when combined with Eucalyptus. The oil is slow-releasing, meaning it will continue to provide benefits for a while after application.

Although it may be difficult to sleep due to the Lymes Disease symptoms, you should still try your best. All of the Alzheimer’s type symptoms are caused by the bacteria moving up into your brain. During sleep the brain recharges and drains glymphatic fluid. 

Sleeping effectively helps drain the brain of many toxins, and may reduce the bacteria causing the Lyme Disease. Losing sleep will also impair your immune system. That will make it harder to fight the disease.

Lymes Disease Symptoms or Alzheimer’s or Neuropathy?

Sometimes it’s difficult to know exactly what you have. You are the person who should ultimately be in charge of your health. If you don’t feel comfortable about what a doctor tells you, find another doctor. If it is a pretty scary diagnosis such as Alzheimer’s or Cancer, by all means obtain a second opinion. Doctors are people too. We all make mistakes. 

One thing is for sure. Leading a healthy lifestyle with a good diet and exercise will only help or lessen any chronic condition. We work with a Naturopathic doctor and a physical trainer at our assisted living homes. Having that expertise, along with our licensed caregivers, provide our residents the best chance of easing any chronic conditions they may have.

If you would like to learn more, please feel free to reach out to us on the home page of our website, email us, or call us at 623-295-9890.

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