Feb 17, 2025
Virtual Table (VT) is a program to expand older adult use of technology to access online health resources such as telehealth, enhance social connections, and reduce the negative health outcomes associated with isolation and loneliness.
Feb 17, 2025
Presbyterian Villages of Michigan, in partnership with Central Michigan University, will address the negative health effects of loneliness and isolation in older adults by bringing together current and future healthcare professionals to connect with older adults,...
Feb 17, 2025
This project will meet the needs of homebound older adults by enhancing in-home telehealth counseling with on-site assistance by a community health worker (CHW) and expanding therapy services beyond the current program to provide therapy in the homes of homebound...
Feb 17, 2025
Smiles on Seniors is a grassroot, intergenerational volunteer program that aims to create a connection between older adults and younger volunteers, alleviating loneliness for older adults and creating positive mentors for the younger volunteers who participate. The...
Feb 17, 2025
This initiative will leverage previous Health Fund investments in an easy-to-use technology platform for older adults and will replicate a newly developed model for online volunteering. The goal is to reduce social isolation and loneliness by increasing the...
Feb 17, 2025
This project will identify older adults who are socially isolated or lonely by the pharmacy care team they frequently access and trust. Electronic point of care referrals from pharmacies in the four target counties will connect patients to services already accessible...
Feb 17, 2025
This initiative will train nursing home staff to address the severe social isolation and loneliness that impacts nursing home residents, as well as the widespread bereavement and grief which can negatively affects the mental health and wellbeing of the resident – as...
Feb 17, 2025
This initiative will address the negative health impacts of depression, anxiety, and social isolation among homebound older adults in three MDHHS programs. The University of Michigan will partner with the MI Choice Waiver Program, Home Help, Adult Services Program,...
