This project builds on a successful pilot and aims to extend a model that significantly reduced staff turnover among direct care workers. By implementing this model across service regions and enforcing training standards, they plan to train a larger group of in-home...
This project seeks to create a methodology for an emergency medical services (EMS) Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designation. The goal is to bring awareness to EMS workforce shortages and provide a data-driven approach to allocate resources across the state...
This project addresses the chronic underfunding of Michigan’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, aiming to demonstrate that adequate resourcing improves care quality, prevents abuse and neglect, and enhances the quality of life for residents in long-term care...
In response to the community’s growing need, the Alpena Area Senior Citizens Council is launching DREAM (Dementia, Resources, Educate, Advocacy, Mentorship) to create a dementia-friendly county. DREAM offers specialized training for project partners, such as...
This project extends the Michigan Caregiver Navigation Model Pilot, building upon a previously successful partnership between MHA and Henry Ford Health. Utilizing a learning management system, the MHA Keystone Center aims to offer education and training to healthcare...
This initiative strives to elevate the well-being of older Asian Americans through the creation of a bilingual home health care workforce. By partnering with Mid-Michigan College this project aims to develop a culturally sensitive curriculum and a sustainable model...
This project aims to address the shortage of Licensed Master of Social Work (LMSW) professionals and the demographic disparities in the social work workforce throughout Michigan. The project will shift focus from a test-based approach to social work licensure to...
This project aims to examine and eliminate non-essential administrative and paperwork demands that lead to complex and delayed access to mental health services, inflate the cost of care, and hinder recruitment and retention efforts. Partners will collaboratively form...
This initiative aims to mitigate the detrimental effects of social isolation on older adults by removing technology use barriers through a 12-week training program led by graduate student coaches. By empowering older adults with advanced technology skills and...
