Monday, April 6, 2020

The Coronavirus Pandemic’s 2 Most Reliable Sources for the Latest Information


The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic is all everyone is talking about these days. With good reason. This pandemic is affecting the entire world's population. People don't know what to do or where to turn.
They're worried about their families.
They're worried about their jobs.
They're just worried. They need to know what is going on. Everyone is trying to find the latest news on the virus.
And that's the problem. There are so many people seeking news that we have a giant version of the old game 'Telephone' going on. Remember that one? Someone starts by whispering a phrase in another person's ear. Then they pass it to the next person and so on. When it gets to the last person, the phrase is totally different than when it started. That's why it's important to go to the source of the news you want.
One of the biggest areas of concern is how much the cases and the deaths from Coronavirus are growing (and hopefully, eventually, declining). A great place to look for these original statistics is to go to the Worldometer website for the Coronavirus. If your country is clickable on the list of countries, it will take you to a page showing the breakdown of cases by region in that country (States in the US). Then if you look on the right side of the line by your region, you will see links to the sources they are using to track cases. Those sources are typically governmental websites that explain the latest guidance from the government.

2 Great Sources of Information

Worldometer provides the latest stats not the Coronavirus Pandemic
Another helpful source of information is the Coronavirus app (of course 'there's an app for that') and accompanying website created by Apple. Android users will have to use the website.
The Apple App can give the latest information on the Coronavirus PandemicBoth the website and app contain the latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), The White House-led Coronavirus Task Force, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Either one will walk you through a series of questions to determine if you need testing for the virus. Based on your responses, they will let you know what to do next (self-isolate, seek a test etc.). You can answer the questions either for you or for anyone near you.
These two resources should be able to give you enough information to help fight the virus and put our economy back to some semblance of what it was. Of course, there will be lots more questions about employment, government assistance, supplies etc. Unfortunately the answers to those questions will have to be on a more case by case basis.
We are doing everything we can to make our assisted living residents healthy and happy during the Coronavirus Pandemic. We want everyone to live to 100 years old at least! Besides cleaning, washing and hands and practicing social distancing, there are other things to do to combat the virus. Things like boosting your immune system and staying happy and healthy. We have a free eBook with tips from experts to help elderly people thrive during this time. See it at https://protectmysenior.com

Sunday, November 10, 2019

An Early Happy Veteran's Day


Come meet the Vets who were in the parade this weekend! Just reach out to us to set up a time - @aparadiseforparentsassistedliving, our website, email or call us at 623-295-9890

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

The History of Surprise, Arizona

Most of our assisted living homes are located in Surprise, Arizona. We love the community and family feel of Surprise. People around Surprise really seem to take pride in their town. So, we thought our friends and family would like to know more about the history of Surprise.

Early History of Surprise

Originally, like most of Arizona, the history of Surprise starts with the Hohokam Indian people. They lived and farmed most of Arizona from about 300 AD to 1400 AD. Then they suddenly vanished. In fact, Hohokam is a Pima Indian word meaning ‘those who have vanished’.The Hohokam were the original settlers of Surprise AZ
Various other Indian tribes moved into the Surprise area until about the 1930s. In 1938 a lady named Flora Mae Statler owned a 1-mile square piece of farmland that became a town. She had a few houses and a gas station on the land at that time. She went on to build a few small houses for agricultural workers on the land. This was the start of expansion for the town.
The name for the town of Surprise came from the founder, Flora Mae Stadtler. Flora Mae allegedly said that she “would be surprised if the town ever amounted to much”. It would be great to be able to show her what her town has done between then and now.
The history of Surprise is also intertwined with the military. In 1941 the US Government established Luke Air Force Base just south of Surprise to train Air Force fighter pilots. The Air Force also put an auxiliary runway in Surprise for pilots to practice. The Surprise City Hall sits on top of the site for those old runways. You can still make out the runways on aerial photos of the area.
Looking from the air, you can see the old Luke Air Force Base Auxiliary Field

Modern History of Surprise

Surprise grew slowly from the 40’s to the 60’s as a small agricultural community and suburb of Phoenix. In 1960 Surprise decided to become an incorporated town. They set the boundaries at Greenway Road to the South, El Mirage Road to the East, Bell Road for the North and Dysart for the West.
Then the Del Webb company came in. The history of Surprise became very much tied to Del Webb’s development of active adult communities. In 1960 Del Webb decided to build out Sun City about 5 miles Southeast of Surprise. Then in 1978 they started building Sun City West right next to Surprise to the East.
Sun City Grand really exploded the growth of Surprise
Thanks to Golfat55.com
Del Webb followed both of those developments by starting Sun City Grand in 1996. Sun City Grand is right next to Surprise as well and really contributed to the growth of the town. The population went from about 11,000 to about 75,000 in 2004.  The population continues to grow and is up to about 138,000 estimated for 2019.
Who can blame them? We sure can’t. The beautiful weather, friendly people and lots of fun things to do made us eager to locate our assisted living homes in this wonderful town. Surprise is a great place to retire for lots of reasons.
The Surprise History Project has all kinds of neat facts about the History of SurpriseToday Surprise continues to grow. If you live in Surprise, you probably see it all the time. Lots of great shops and businesses are moving into the area. If you’re thinking of moving into the area, we believe you will really enjoy what you see.
Want more detailed information about the history of Surprise? Check out the Surprise History Project that volunteers have put together.
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