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...
This project is a continuation of a 2017 Community Health Impact grant and will evaluate, spread, and sustain the Partners in Care Concierge model to help older adults age in place. In the Partners in Care Concierge program, trained volunteers accompany older adults...
This project will create a replicable model for training health profession students in geriatrics, building the capacity of nonprofit service providers to support older adults living in the community.
This pilot will develop and test an integrated care transitions hospital-to-home model coordinating hospital and primary care as well as community-based programs. Without leaving home, older adults will receive house call medical visits, including mobile x-rays,...
Trinity Health will partner with Huron Valley Ambulance, health providers, and community agencies to launch a community paramedic program serving older adults in Washtenaw County. The community paramedic program will connect appropriate medical, mental health, and...
