Experts, caregivers point to potential solutions at inaugural forum
Detroit Public Television & Urban Aging News
Full public forum can be viewed on DPTV’s website Read more...
Featured content
Caregiving in the Bangladeshi community: Lessons shared from NYC
Tostada Magazine examines responses to challenges facing caregivers in Detroit, home to the third largest Bangladeshi community in the U.S. Read more...
How a California county is helping Hispanic family caregivers find peace
Spanish-speaking caregivers often face language and cultural barriers to resources and support. In search of a potential solution, Democrat and Chronicle reporter Natalia Rodriguez Medina worked with a USA TODAY NETWORK colleague in California to investigate a program that connects caregivers from Latino households with services like respite care, training, and support groups in Spanish. Read more...
Eldercaring Coordination Settles Family Feuds
A new method of conflict resolution called eldercaring coordination is coming to Michigan. Read more...
Detroit respite program makes adult day care more affordable
"Daybreak" program offers flexible respite services at a lower cost. Read more...
Family Caregivers
When two is a lonely number: Group aims to connect spousal caregivers, ease isolation
Spousal caregivers are at greater risk than other types of caregivers for depression caused by isolation and loneliness. WXXI examines a program that may help. Read more...
How one Bangladeshi family’s lifeline of support was disrupted by the pandemic
Editor's note: a pseudonym was used to protect the identity of the caregiver and her family. Read more...
Detroit program provides caregiver support through respite care
Detroit Public Television & Urban Aging News
DPTV's One Detroit teams up with Urban Aging News for this special report on respite care. Read more...
Solutions Journalism: Are 'villages' the future of elder care?
The first thing you notice when you meet Tim O’Neill is that his hazel eyes smile, forming warm half-moons just above the disposable mask the pandemic necessitates. Read more...
Are 'granny flats' an answer for family caregivers?
Obstacles to ADUs becoming a common solution to family caregiving needs include the need to change local zoning laws. Read more...
Paid Caregivers
Innovation, bonuses may help curb Michigan’s home health care shortage | Bridge Michigan
Bridge Michigan and The Detroit News
Home health agencies are becoming creative to maintain health workers. Michigan agencies are boosting pay, while a New York City cooperative owned by workers could provide a model to a crisis that is deepening. Read more...
Can a program like the one in Oregon help direct care workers elsewhere?
Michigan Radio & Detroit Free Press
Shortage of health care workers keeps family members up at night. What can be done to help direct care workers in Michigan? Read more...
Michigan caregivers got a $2 hourly boost in COVID. Should it be permanent? | Bridge Michigan
A long-sought-after bump in pay has helped keep some direct care workers on the job, performing crucial, life-saving services for seniors and those with disabilities in a pandemic. What happens if it goes away? Read more...
As Michigan ages, a shortage in health care workers explodes into a crisis | Bridge Michigan
Bridge Michigan and The Detroit News
Michigan is getting older, and there aren’t enough workers to care for seniors and those with disabilities. The coronavirus pandemic has worsened the situation, as few are willing to risk their health for menial pay. Read more...
These nursing homes kept Covid-19 out for 7 months. Here's what caregivers learned
Not a single one of Slate Valley Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing's approximately 80 residents and more than 100 workers had tested positive for the virus or were suspected of Read more...