The Manistee County Human Services Collaborative Body will develop a comprehensive, community-endorsed strategy to address direct care worker shortages and implement an in-home care family support program for seniors. This project will engage the community to create a...
This project will replicate community partnership programs in the Upper Peninsula, Washtenaw County, Cass County, and St. Clair counties. Homebound older adults virtually connect to social services and education, faith-based, and arts and leisure programs through an...
This grant will expand the Whatever It Takes program to the aged, blind, and disabled Medicaid population and Medicare fee for service beneficiaries in Washtenaw County. Whatever It Takes is a community paramedic program that connects appropriate medical, mental...
ROAM Care seeks to improve access to healthcare for rural, vulnerable, underserved older adults by bringing medical care to patients’ homes, developing individualized care plans, and coordinating integrated follow up services.
This project will create a toolkit to help local organizations recruit, train, and sustain volunteer caregivers and prepare those caregivers to provide in-home care to frail elders who need assistance with Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs), including...
The Medically Complex Case Management Model integrates social, medical, and behavioral health services into a single delivery system with one community case manager, removing barriers to care and allowing older adults to remain independent in the least restrictive...
This project will provide onsite primary care to older adults living in low-income housing in Kent County. Interdisciplinary teams including nursing students will focus on improving mental, physical, and functional health to decrease expensive emergency care, reduce...
The Silver Rainbow Health Initiative will open a health clinic in metro Detroit focused on providing care to LGBT+ older adults, the first of its kind in Michigan. The clinic will integrate primary care, mental health, specialty care, and supportive services, and...
This project will deliver preventative physical therapy to older adults in their homes, addressing mobility issues before they become critical. Five community centers will identify and refer vulnerable seniors for treatment, which will be tailored to each individual...
