Ageing Care

Longform Shelby Coolbaugh, administrative assistant for the Michigan Long Term Care Ombudsman Program (MLTCOP), and Salli Pung, state long term care omubdsman for MLTCOP. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Michigan ombudsman program advocates for residents in long-term care facilities

Estelle SlootmakerFriday, April 19, 2024
Feature Story Veronica Bilicki oversees the Patient as Caregiver program. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Henry Ford Health program helps unpaid caregivers stay healthy

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, April 8, 2024
Longform MiGen staff and community in MiGen's office space/Senior Center at Affirmations. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Michigan’s first LGBTQ+ senior center is now open in Ferndale – and another one is coming to Detroit

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, February 15, 2024
Longform A Meals on Wheels Western Michigan volunteer makes a delivery. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Inflation, aging population, and loss of COVID funding impact Michigan Meals on Wheels programs

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, January 25, 2024
Longform Katie Wendel, director of planning and advocacy at Area Agency on Aging 1B, which recently launched a voucher program to help unpaid caregivers afford respite care. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Finding temporary care is a challenge for Michigan's many unpaid caregivers, but help is available

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, November 30, 2023
Longform Emily Miller, Crime Victims Legal Assistance Project managing attorney. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Scams rob Michigan elders of millions, but health providers and nonprofits offer help

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, September 28, 2023
Longform Grand Haven resident Lesa Jordan with Sheyenne Cole, a counselor in Senior Resources of West Michigan's Behavioral Health at Home program. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Behavioral health at home helps Muskegon-area older adults improve quality of life

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, September 14, 2023
Feature Story Actors Carol Sizer and Bill Klein rehearse "Memory of a Dance," a play about dementia commissioned by the Southwest Michigan-based Region IV Area Agency on Aging to spread community awareness of the experiences of people living with dementia. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

PODCAST: Building more dementia-friendly communities

Patrick DunnWednesday, July 26, 2023
Feature Story Dr. Hank Paulson is a neurologist at University of Michigan Health and director of the Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

PODCAST: Inside the rapidly expanding field of dementia research

Patrick DunnWednesday, July 19, 2023
Longform SOCIAL Program volunteers Keen Parra and Brooklynn Wilton with their client, Tammirah, at center. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Student volunteers relieve caregivers and build intergenerational friendships through new program

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, July 13, 2023
Feature Story Saline resident Jim Mangi is a care partner to his wife, Kathleen, who has Alzheimer's disease. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

PODCAST: Building support for dementia caregiving challenges

Patrick DunnWednesday, July 12, 2023
Feature Story Since being diagnosed with dementia, Monica Downer (center, being interviewed) has become an activist for awareness of her disease. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

PODCAST: Dementia disparities in communities of color

Patrick DunnWednesday, July 5, 2023
Feature Story Cyndy Hund, pictured here with her husband Mike, quit her job due to her dementia symptoms – but it still took her another four years to get a diagnosis. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

PODCAST: No more "diagnose and adios": Rethinking dementia diagnosis

Patrick DunnWednesday, June 28, 2023
Feature Story SOH Podcast Ep 1 Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

PODCAST: Dementia is not a death sentence

Patrick DunnWednesday, June 21, 2023
Longform Caregiver Incentive Project (CIP) founder Eric Paad and CIP spokesperson Dorothy Paad. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

UP nonprofit offers education and support in effort to end caregiver shortage

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, May 18, 2023
Longform MiGen Executive Director Angela Gabridge and Program Director Kat Mehrer. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Detroit nonprofit serving LGBTQ+ older adults adopts new name reflecting statewide focus

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, May 4, 2023
Special Report AARP Michigan volunteer Howard Pizzo, AARP Michigan Communications Manager Mark Hornbeck, and AARP Michigan State Director Paula Cunningham on the Lansing River Trail. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Special report: Michigan prepares for a rapidly aging population by becoming more "age-friendly"

Estelle Slootmaker and Patrick DunnThursday, April 27, 2023
Longform Grand Rapids Assistant Planning Director Jay Steffen describes these new benches in Grand Rapids' Creston neighborhood as a "direct result" of Michigan's Age-Friendly Action Plan. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Michigan Age-Friendly Action Plan aims to make it easier for adults to age in place

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, March 30, 2023
Longform Christine Vanlandingham, Region IV Area Agency on Aging CEO. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

New program offers physical and behavioral health care at home for Southwest Michigan's older adults

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, March 9, 2023
Longform Aisha Sanders, owner and creator of Wicksup Candle Co. in Oak Park, explains the candle making process to a Food and Friendship Connections group. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Program brings friendship, needed resources to older adults living with HIV in Detroit and Lansing

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, February 23, 2023
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