Bridge Michigan and The Detroit News
“Caregivers are the second silent patient. They are dying sometimes before the person they are serving because of the stress.” Read more...
Bridge Michigan and The Detroit News
Part 1 of a package on the growing problems associated with eldercare and potential solutions. Read more...
Michigan Radio reports on funding cuts for caregiving of adults with brain or spinal cord injuries from car accidents. Could a new bill save the day? Read more...
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...
Dogged reporting on vaccine hesitancy among workers at nursing homes in Western New York. Read more...
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...
The Green House Project, a national network of small nursing homes, has received plenty of attention for its low rates of COVID-19 during the pandemic. A Read more...
COVID-19 has killed over 13,000 nursing home residents in New York state alone, and about a third of all U.S. COVID deaths have been linked to skilled Read more...
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...
Obstacles to ADUs becoming a common solution to family caregiving needs include the need to change local zoning laws. Read more...
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...
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...
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...
COVID-19 has killed over 13,000 nursing home residents in New York state alone, and about a third of all U.S. COVID deaths have been linked to skilled Read more...
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...
