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Empowering the Direct Care Workforce
Hundreds of Michigan’s direct care professionals, employers, educators, and advocates recently gathered to the state’s Capitol city for the inaugural Direct Care Worker Conference, hosted by…
Virtual Reality Innovates Dementia Care
When Vinculum Care’s founder and director, Elia Hussein, first envisioned her company, she wasn’t just building another home health care agency — she was building a bridge.
“The word vinculum comes from Latin, meaning bond and…
How One Caregiver is Changing Lives at Home
For Ashley Drooger, caring for others isn’t just a job – it’s her calling.
“There’s no getting around it,” she said. “This is absolutely what I was meant to do. I was put on earth for this right here.”
Ashley began her career as a certified nurse assistant, working in…
End-of-Life Care Is About Living
For Jennifer Voegtline, CEO and administrator of Lake Superior Life Care and Hospice, the work is about more than medicine; it’s about dignity, hope, and honoring life to the very end.
Recently, her team helped a…
AARP Real Possibilities – Season 7, Episode 5
Bethany Duyser, Assistant Director of Impart Alliance, joined Paula Cunningham to discuss how to enter the direct care profession. As a nurse and nurse practitioner, Duyser primarily focuses on training individuals to become direct care…
Milestone Achieved: Michigan State University Program Enrolls 500 Direct Care Workers
Michigan State University’s IMPART Alliance announced today that it has reached a new milestone, successfully enrolling 500 students in training courses, preparing them to join the direct care workforce. The program launched in early 2024…
AARP Real Possibilities – Season 7, Episode 3
Dr. Clare Luz, Director of Impart Alliance, was interviewed about the critical role of direct care work and its impact on everyone. She emphasized the urgent need for more direct care workers and highlighted the…
