For three Metro Detroit caregivers, the life changes and challenges that come with caring for loved ones have become part of their everyday life.
Category: Caregiving
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Shock to the system: a non-drug approach to help with anxiety
Cranial electrotherapy stimulation, or CES, uses low-voltage electrical current to tweak the circuitry in the brain, helping to lift mood and reclaim focus.
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Working class, people of color face greatest challenges in caregiving
Caregivers of color and of modest means have the greatest challenges of all caregivers in Buffalo-Niagara, Detroit and Rochester, a new survey shows.
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Caregivers need help. Michigan is slowly finding a way.
Advocates and leaders say the state can overhaul its laws to better supports its million-plus caregivers.
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Nonprofit lightens the load for older adults who want to live alone — and their caregivers
Home and Happy uses donated medical equipment.
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Michigan’s most vulnerable rescued by kinship caregivers
A growing group is caring for extended family, friends of family, and people they didn’t birth.
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Military veteran caregivers finally getting praise for tireless work
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recognized November as Veteran Caregivers Month and called those who care for veterans “hidden heroes.”
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NY officials say work is underway to make the aging boom manageable
A state Master Plan for Aging is meant to foster collaboration and innovation to support the well-being of older residents and their loved ones.
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We’re hiring a reporter!
Project Reporter, New York & Michigan Solutions Journalism Collaborative Position type: Independent contractor up to 20 hours per week. Six-month contract, subject to renewal Reports to: Project Editor, New York & Michigan Solutions Journalism Collaborative Location: NYMI SOJO prefers the Project Reporter be located in southeast Michigan (Detroit metro); however, candidates from either Western New […]
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How to screen potential in-home caregivers
Finding a caregiver can be tricky. Here are some questions you should ask.