Two young men died from their struggles with addiction and mental illness. Their families are keeping their memories alive.
Caregiving
Institute for Autism Research ‘outgrew’ where it was. University at Buffalo is its next stop
A $450,000 grant awarded by The Children’s Guild Foundation will help the Institute for Autism Research reach more families.
They’re more than group homes. To the residents, it’s just home
Individualized Residential Alternatives serve 177 people, from group homes with around-the-clock medical care to apartments for those who need less oversight. The sites are not nursing homes, but residents have access to nurses, care coordinators, dietitians and physical and occupational therapists. They’re in demand, with almost 1,400 people on the waiting list.
Called back to duty: the grandparents raising a second generation
The demands and costs of family caregiving are increasing financial and emotional stress for many families like mine.
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Centro islámico ofrece servicios gratuitos de salud mental en Detroit
‘Si ayudas a una persona, ayudas a una familia. Si ayudas a una familia, ayudas a un vecindario’.
Los cuidadores y la salud mental: una ‘sobrecarga en todos los sentidos’
La presión de ser un cuidador se vuelve más común. AARP estima que la cantidad de cuidadores no remunerados, aproximadamente uno de cada cinco adultos, ha aumentado casi un 25 % durante la última media década, a alrededor de 50 millones de personas.¿Qué soluciones pueden aliviar los múltiples peajes que pagan los cuidadores?
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Who cares for the caregivers? Buffalo is building an answer through faith, community
It took just one visit for Lisa Queener-Johnson to keep going back to the Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers. Two friends had told Queener-Johnson, a caregiver to her 65-year-old husband with Alzheimer's disease, about the center and what it offered for people...
As Michigan ages, are we overlooking a critical type of caregiver – the friend?
By Robin Erb Bridge Michigan It never occurred to Mary and Bill Hase not to care for their friend, Ed Niemi, just as they did for his late brother, who had multiple health problems, after the brothers’ mother died. “Maybe that’s why they call me a mother hen,” says...
Caregiving can be lonely. These podcasters are trying to change that.
As the number of caregivers grows, so do the podcasts, reaching listeners worldwide with topics including identifying support services, self-care, life planning, advocacy, medical advancements and personal stories. Two caregiving podcasts, All Home Care Matters and...
Managing doctors, meds and housing: How geriatric care managers help families cope
By Kristi Tanner Detroit Free Press The calls often sound the same to Stefanie Sinks when family members with aging loved ones wait too long to reach out: "We're in a crisis. We need some help. … What do we do?" "Care management unfortunately is often reactive,” said...
Providers face ‘extreme shortage’ of paramedics, EMTs in rural Michigan
Paramedics and EMTs regularly handle the state’s worst medical traumas and receive wages similar to fast-food workers. (Photo via Shutterstock) By Eli Newman Paramedics and emergency medical technicians, or EMTs, face a harsh reality in Michigan — shrinking revenue...
EMS providers battle money, staffing woes in rural Michigan’s ambulance ‘deserts’
By Eli Newman The arrival of an ambulance can make the difference between life and death. And in rural Michigan, there’s lots of real estate to cover, and every second counts. In a state speckled with “ambulance deserts,” from southeast Michigan to the Upper...
CALL FOR STORIES: Caregivers, we want to hear from you
Caregiving is one of the most common experiences in adult life, but we don't often talk about it. Whether you're a young person caring for a parent or sibling, someone who left a career to care for a loved one, or a caregiver with hard-won advice to share, your...
At Kirk Gibson Center, no one fights Parkinson’s alone
Michael Zerin, 73, and his wife, Ruth, 67, stand in the communal area of the Kirk Gibson Center for Parkinson’s Wellness in Farmington Hills. Michael, a retired pediatric radiologist, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2018. (Photo by Alejandro Ugalde Sandoval...
Michigan nursing homes have few staff, little training. Misery can follow
By Robin Erb, Bridge Michigan Angelic Thomas holds a phone, looking through photos of her mother, Julia Williams. She died in 2023 at Mission Point Nursing & Physical Rehabilitation of Grandville after staffers failed to give her CPR, inspection reports...
The caregivers’ survival guide to power outages and storms
Olga Enger A summer storm in Michigan killed five residents, overturned trees, and knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of people. In the Christmas week blizzard in 2022 that killed nearly 50 in Buffalo, most who died were older adults, undoubtedly raising...
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