This project will work with nursing programs in community colleges across Michigan to embed specific training in palliative care for residents living with serious illness, especially older adults. Oakland University 2108-149082 2021
The goal of this initiative is to improve access to advance care planning (ACP) conversations and decrease the amount of 1:1 time it takes to provide them, ultimately resulting in more ACPs completed and more older adults’ wishes being honored. Michigan Health...
This initiative takes a different approach to traditional advance care planning efforts by focusing specifically on older adults in skilled nursing facilities, building their advance care plans into electronic medical records, and identifying health concerns prior to...
This project seeks to provide more accessible and on-demand care for hospice patients through the launch of a telehealth pilot program. The pilot program will not replace or reduce hands-on care but was developed to complement existing services to improve quality....
Central Michigan University will tailor and replicate an established model of interdisciplinary palliative care training for primary care and other healthcare providers in the state of Michigan. The statewide program will increase palliative care knowledge and skills,...
To reduce extremely high burnout rates among hospice and palliative care workers, Hospice of Michigan will design and test a customized intervention program. Developed with input from urban, suburban, and rural clinical staff, the resulting interventions could be used...
Jewish Hospice will expand the LifeLinks program, a home-based palliative care program for older adults who do not qualify for hospice, improving the quality of life for people with life-threatening illnesses and their families. Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy...
Lake Superior Hospice will develop a continuum of care for older adults with chronic conditions by bringing together several new and expanded palliative care and hospice programs under one agency umbrella. Lake Superior Hospice will pilot the Journeys program, which...
