This program builds off the Primary Care at Home program and integrates access to palliative care services. Advanced practice providers will be embedded in home-based primary care teams to deliver palliative care to older adults. The program will serve 200 patients...
Region IV Area Agency on aging will launch a program to integrate social care referrals into primary care settings through the use of interoperable electronic medical records and social care platforms. The project will pilot sustainable billing models and improve care...
The project will look to develop a training hub with the aim of implementing rights-preserving reforms that meet the diverse needs of probate courts by increasing the training for Guardians ad litem (GALs), who serve as court investigators in guardianship cases. It...
This program provides mobile eye care services to hundreds of at-risk homebound older adults in Wayne County, addressing high rates of vision issues and underutilization of care.. This program will be integrated into a home-based primary care program, allowing for a...
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...
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,...
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.
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 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...
