Monday, December 2nd, 2024
You can count on some stress during the holiday season, even if it’s the happy kind. There’s the decorating, the gift-buying, the cooking, the socializing, the cleanup. For many caregivers, the season of joy presents another set of emotional challenges that can drive stress levels through the roof: Being in a mood to celebrate when your loved one’s health has declined or you’re exhausted, alone, or both. How can those tending to ...
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Congratulations to AgeWays' six leadership award winners this year, the agency's 50th year serving older adults! The leadership awards recognize individuals and organizations for their efforts in promoting the health and well-being of older adults. They were presented at our Annual Community Meeting earlier this month. Sandra K. Reminga Lifetime Achievement Award Jim McGuire (above), who retired from AgeWays Nonprofit Senior Services after 36 years leading our planning and advocacy department, received the ...
Continue ReadingTuesday, January 16th, 2024
The Area Agency on Aging 1-B is ringing in its 50th birthday with a name change! We are now known as AgeWays Nonprofit Senior Services, a name that reflects our mission: helping people to age in the ways they choose. Like other Area Agencies on Aging, ours was designated by the region we cover – “1B”: Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair and Washtenaw counties. Other AAAs have also changed their ...
Continue ReadingWednesday, November 17th, 2021
When we think of the holidays, we often think of family traditions, special foods and family visits—all the things that make a holiday special. Unfortunately for family caregivers (those who are caring for an aging or chronically ill loved one), many of the things that make the holidays a special time can also make them challenging. Here are a few tips to make sure the holidays are fun, manageable and ...
Continue ReadingWednesday, January 26th, 2022
Website: www.caringalternatives.com Phone: (734)242-8711 Address: 311 North Monroe Street Monroe, MI 48162 Services: Provides individual, group, family, relationship, and caregiver counseling. Limited in-home counseling and assessments are available. Therapy is provided by a clinical psychologist and clinical social workers. Also, conduct neuropsychological assessments and geriatric dementia assessments. Staff are licensed and bonded. Assessments Personal coaching: Coaching services focus on adjustment to problematic situations.
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AgeWays Central Office
29100 Northwestern Hwy.,
Suite 400
Southfield, MI 48034
TTY: (800) 649-3777 (Michigan Relay)
Fax: (248) 262-9971
