This respite initiative aims to address the growing crisis of caregiver burnout in West Michigan by expanding volunteer-led respite services for older adults and their caregivers in Kent County. The program will serve 850 older adults and 900 caregivers through...
The Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS), with key Michigan partners, will conduct a comprehensive statewide landscape analysis that will contribute to improving support systems for older adult caregivers of individuals with intellectual and developmental...
This planning project will explore and pilot respite care models for older adults raising grandchildren or other kin. The project will conduct focus groups and convene regional partners to develop sustainable respite solutions for kinship caregivers.
This project aims to help home care agencies in Michigan retain their workers longer and improve care for older adults. As a planning and pilot project, it will develop a statewide Workforce Support Hub to connect caregivers with essential wraparound services,...
In Luce County, where nearly half of households live in poverty and rates of serious chronic illness are high, this initiative will expand access to palliative care for residents. Community members will receive evidence-based training in goal-oriented care, an...
High turnover among direct care workers (DCWs) has created inconsistent care for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and older adults in foster care, necessitating targeted workforce solutions. This project will conduct focus groups to...
To expand access to dementia-friendly social opportunities, Dementia Friendly Saline will partner with Emagine Theaters to offer a dementia-friendly movie program at 10 additional sites across Michigan. The initiative will provide a safe and inclusive space for...
To provide individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and their caregivers in Leelanau County with social connection and support, ShareCare of Leelanau will establish the region’s first memory cafe. The cafe will offer wellness programming,...
To improve health care access for older adults in Michigan prisons with severe illnesses, this initiative will train incarcerated individuals as peer caregivers, providing culturally sensitive, trauma-informed palliative care. The program aims to reduce the burden on...
