The Michigan Parkinson Foundation will produce six training videos for direct care workers in non-acute care institutions, home healthcare agencies, and assisted living facilities. These videos will focus on best practices for daily care and management of Parkinson’s...
Caring for the Caregiver is modeled after the Age-Friendly Community and Communities for a Lifetime assessment tools. The tool will measure how well the health and social service systems in the state’s municipalities and counties are supporting informal caregivers....
Region VII Area Agency on Aging will design a new reimbursable service to provide preventative health care and pharmacy benefits to home-bound older adults in rural areas who do not have adequate access to a primary care physician and may rely on emergency rooms for...
This project addresses social isolation for older adults in Marquette County. Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly’s comprehensive home visiting program will connect isolated seniors with compassionate, trained community volunteers who will provide social support...
Cherry Health will implement a new Infant Mental Health Program serving all of Kent County, Michigan. This program will improve the health and wellbeing of infants through the certification of two Infant Mental Health Therapists that will provide in-home support and...
This grant will support a volunteer-mediated, home-based intervention program to enhance quality of life for terminally ill patients and their family caregivers. This novel pilot project will use trained volunteers to share caregiving best practices with family...
This project will reduce infant mortality and other negative birth outcomes by improving services and resources for expectant and new fathers. The project team will implement the Engaged Father program at seven Michigan Health Start home visitation sites, provide...
Hospice of Michigan will provide home-based care management to support Michigan children who have life-long serious illnesses. Community nurse practitioners and social workers will partner with pediatric specialists to provide family-centered, sustainable, and...
This planning project will develop its existing model through testing iterations of home assessment for seniors and persons with disabilities, including formal and informal support services, into an enhanced evidence-based program. The resulting model will be readily...