Feb 17, 2025
The Michigan Disability Rights Coalition (MDRC) aims to establish a collaborative program connecting rural older adults and individuals with disabilities to assistive technology and durable medical equipment, addressing their diverse needs. This initiative also...
Feb 17, 2025
This initiative introduces an intergenerational day care center to support caregivers dealing with dementia in older adults, reaping the proven benefits of intergenerational programs in reducing social isolation, enhancing well-being, and nurturing children’s...
Feb 17, 2025
This initiative will provide psychoeducational and health literacy skills to support college students who are caregivers for family members with dementia. Through an initial Health Fund supported project, data was collected on college caregivers across Michigan – more...
Feb 17, 2025
Hope for Aging Caregivers seeks to improve the lives of aging family caregivers of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) by implementing scalable technology in partnership with Hope Trust to leverage a peer-to-peer approach – that coordinates...
Feb 17, 2025
This project will support family caregivers through the development and implementation of a new caregiver resource center that will improve family caregivers’ physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing through expanded awareness, outreach and education, and...
Feb 17, 2025
This project addresses the disparities in access to dementia support and services in underserved rural communities and among ethnic minority populations (i.e., Asians and Latinos) through a technology-assisted model built on university and community...
Feb 17, 2025
The Michigan Public Health Institute (MPHI) will partner with CareLinx, an online platform that connects care workers for older adults and families. The platform allows care workers to control their working conditions by selecting their hours and negotiating directly...
Feb 17, 2025
The goal of this initiative is to develop a network of volunteer caregivers to combat isolation and help homebound individuals maintain their independence to age in place. This proposal will demonstrate the feasibility of cost-effective and scalable approaches to...
Feb 17, 2025
The Caregiver Respite Voucher Program will address the lack of affordable and accessible respite care options for family and informal caregivers of older adults. The program will be modeled after successful Lifespan Respite Care Programs in other states through which...
