Primary Care at Home – Palliative Care

This program builds off the Primary Care at Home program and integrates access to palliative care services. Advanced practice providers will be embedded in home-based primary care teams to deliver palliative care to older adults. The program will serve 200 patients...

Bay County Guardianship Diversion Project

This project seeks to reduce unnecessary guardianships by offering legal alternatives and community support for older adults and adults with disabilities in Bay County. The project builds on a successful pilot and will expand training and collaboration with...

Closing the Loop: Implementing Social Care Referrals in Primary Care

Region IV Area Agency on aging will launch a program to integrate social care referrals into primary care settings through the use of interoperable electronic medical records and social care platforms. The project will pilot sustainable billing models and improve care...

Michigan Advancing Guardianship Innovations Center (MAGIC)

The project will look to develop a training hub with the aim of implementing rights-preserving reforms that meet the diverse needs of probate courts by increasing the training for Guardians ad litem (GALs), who serve as court investigators in guardianship cases. It...

Vision Access Detroit

This program provides mobile eye care services to hundreds of at-risk homebound older adults in Wayne County, addressing high rates of vision issues and underutilization of care.. This program will be integrated into a home-based primary care program, allowing for a...

Advancing Retention and Workforce Stability in Home Care

This project aims to help home care agencies in Michigan retain their workers longer and improve care for older adults. As a planning and pilot project, it will develop a statewide Workforce Support Hub to connect caregivers with essential wraparound services,...

Planning Respite Options for Older Adult Kinship Caregivers

This planning project will explore and pilot respite care models for older adults raising grandchildren or other kin. The project will conduct focus groups and convene regional partners to develop sustainable respite solutions for kinship caregivers.

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