To improve access to preventative healthcare for older adults in rural communities across the Upper Peninsula, the Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center will expand care coordination services through cancer screenings, wellness visits, and pharmacist consultations at...
To reduce food insecurity, improve access to transportation, and promote social engagement among low-income seniors from racial and ethnic minority backgrounds, the Raising Hope Senior Program will deliver monthly food boxes, transportation services, and wellness...
To re-establish respite care for individuals with cognitive decline and their caregivers in an underserved community, Milan Seniors for Healthy Living will implement a community-based drop-in respite program. The initiative, supported by strong community partnerships...
To reduce the risk of falls among low-income older adults, the Return Home Safe program will connect individuals recently discharged from the hospital with home safety modifications, such as grab bars and improved lighting. The initiative, led by Habitat for Humanity...
To increase access to palliative care for older adults in rural counties, Hospice of Southwest Michigan will expand its services to provide in-home care for patients with chronic or life-limiting illnesses in Cass and Van Buren counties. The initiative will also...
To improve the oral health and well-being of older adults with ill-fitting dentures, the Michigan Community Dental Clinics (MCDC), in partnership with the University of Michigan, will offer implant overdentures, a treatment that uses small implants to secure dentures...
To improve cardiovascular health and reduce chronic disease rates among Michigan’s Asian American population, Eastern Michigan University’s Center for Health Disparities, Innovations, and Studies (CHDIS) will train community health workers to deliver culturally...
To address a lack of effective and accessible employee benefits to help employee caregivers meet the dual demands of work and their caregiving responsibilities, this project will involve the co-design of a new navigation program to provide immediate assistance to an...
To address the immediate and urgent need of providing greater access to care for hundreds of homebound older adults in Detroit, DAAA will bring the “hospital into the home” providing coordinated and preventative care across health settings to improve or...
