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Fourth Installation of A Caregiver’s Butterfly Garden Opens at Ishpeming Multi-Purpose Senior Center
The fourth installation of A Caregiver’s Butterfly Garden, a statewide traveling art and advocacy exhibit honoring direct care workers and caregivers, opens February 19 at the…
This Week’s Good Neighbor: Where Care Takes Flight
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Across Michigan, more than one hundred sixty-five thousand direct care workers show up for others every day. Most of the time, their work goes unnoticed. But right now, at the Hannah…
Bethany Duyser Receives Rising Star Award from Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association
IMPART Alliance assistant director Bethany Duyser, DNP, RN, AGPCNP, has been named a Rising Star by the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA), a national honor recognizing emerging leaders who are working to improve care for older adults.
GAPNA describes…
October Spotlight Series | Caregiver Incentive Project
The CIP Story begins in the heart of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and its ripple effects are felt coast to coast. The Caregiver Incentive Project, a.k.a. “CIP” is a small non-profit located in the heart of…
AARP Real Possibilities – Season 7, Episode 8
Dr. Clare Luz, Director of IMPART Alliance, returns to discuss the organization’s mission and impact. She explains how IMPART Alliance collaborates with hundreds of partners across Michigan to advocate for and support direct care…
AARP Real Possibilities – Season 7, Episode 6
Jen Lugo, a direct care worker, discusses the various types of direct care roles and emphasizes the importance of recognizing these workers so they can receive the support and assistance they need. She also outlines…
MDHHS seeks input from older adults for new state plan
LANSING, Michigan. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Bureau of Aging, Community Living, and Supports (ACLS Bureau) is inviting the public to join Community Conversations online and throughout the state to…