Feb 17, 2025
This pilot project will develop a new delivery system that expands geriatric service options to underserved and remote areas of Michigan, using telemedicine and telehealth concepts. The GREETS model will combine geriatric care, telemedicine, and geriatric-specific...
Feb 17, 2025
This program will incorporate Montessori principles into daily interactions with older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as those with dementia. The program uses stimulating sensory activities to reconnect to individuals who may seem...
Feb 17, 2025
Using an integrated geriatric behavioral health term model, providers working with geriatric patients will integrate behavior health services in primary care settings and assisted living communities. The team will also provide referrals to community-based...
Feb 17, 2025
The Michigan Disability Rights Coalition will bring the Living Well with a Disability program to assisted living, senior residences, and low-income housing facilities for individuals with chronic diseases in Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton counties. The program will...
Feb 17, 2025
Michigan Oral Health Coalition will develop a cost-effective integration model to increase oral health literacy and access to oral health care services among low-income seniors. Staff from Cherry Hill, a federally qualified health center, will provide oral health...
Feb 17, 2025
UMRC will pilot the Positive Approach™ initiative at the Chelsea Retirement Community Towsley Village Memory Care Center to improve the quality of life for residents living with dementia and empower caregivers and families. The program will focus on intervention,...
Feb 17, 2025
The FallProof! program assesses and treats balance related problems among older adults which will reduce the incidence and severity of falls. Evangelical Homes of Michigan will expand the program to two low-income, congregate housing complexes in Detroit.
