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Congratulations to the IMPART Alliance mini-grant awardees!
We are thrilled to support your advocacy to help build a stronger Direct Care Workforce in Michigan and to announce our awardees. Read more for our…
Lunden Home featuring smart tech opens near Grand Rapids
Providing solutions for the shortage of direct care workers is a work in process. But an exciting new option exists that leverages technology so that some Direct Care Worker /Direct Support Professional (DCW/DSP) tasks can be…
Mini-Grants in Action: 39 Direct Care Workers Attend Conference To Expand Specialized Brain Injury Training.
As one of the few post-acute brain injury programs in West Michigan, Hope Network Neuro Rehabilitation has received referrals for cases it cannot currently support. However, with additional staff training and equipment, the program could…
MSU leads collective effort to strengthen Michigan’s direct care workforce
Armed with a recent $25 million grant, Michigan State University is spearheading an ambitious initiative to address the severe shortage of direct care workers who provide health care support for some of the state’s most…
Michigan’s Direct Care Workers Convene at MSU to Shape Future Standards
Direct Care Workers (DCWs) from across Michigan convened at East Lansing's Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center to spearhead the development of a new credentialing exam pivotal to their field. Hosted by IMPART Alliance in partnership…
Michigan’s Hidden Crisis: The Urgent Need for Direct Care Workers
Imagine if you or a loved one, who is older or living with a disability, needed critical or long-term care, and there was no one to provide this type of support. This is happening right…
MSU nonprofit research team receives $25 million to improve direct care workforce
Michigan State University has received a $25 million grant to address the state’s shortage of direct care workers from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. A research team housed in the College of…