Friday, April 18th, 2025
AgeWays Nonprofit Senior Services is holding a virtual public forum to gather input on its fiscal year 2026 implementation plan for approximately $26.5 million earmarked for senior services. AgeWays serves a six-county service region (Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair and Washtenaw counties). Funding comes from the state and federal governments. Older adults, family caregivers, […]
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Thursday, March 13th, 2025
Until now, Michiganders with a high level of care needs had to show they had $2,000 or less in savings to qualify for Medicaid-based programs like MI Choice and PACE. Both are long-term care programs that enable people receive care in their home. Those asset limits held for decades. Now, the limits have been greatly […]
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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 […]
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Livingston County’s Consortium on Aging is hosting its 2024 Senior Resource Expo from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at the 2/42 Community Church, 7526 Grand River Ave. in Brighton. The event will feature dozens of vendors and giveaways. The main event is a one-woman “theatrical memoir” performed by Breeda Miller. Miller brings […]
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Tuesday, June 11th, 2024
Check out our latest Annual Report to learn more about AgeWays’ financial health and the innovative ways we are assisting older adults and family caregivers. The 2023 report reflects our growth: We were able to double the number of advocates for residents of nursing homes and we now offer vouchers to families to hire temporary […]
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Thursday, May 23rd, 2024
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), […]
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Wednesday, February 7th, 2024
AgeWays Nonprofit Senior Services is looking for public input on a program that would assist nursing home and hospital patients transition back into the community. A public hearing by Zoom is set for 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16. The Annual Implementation Plan requires input from the public, as it will amend AgeWays’ budget for fiscal year […]
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Tuesday, 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 – […]
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Tuesday, November 21st, 2023
A Healthy Aging grant of nearly $400,000 will allow AgeWays Nonprofit Senior Services to double the number of advocates who fight on behalf of nursing home residents and their families. The Michigan Health Endowment Fund (MHEF) awarded $386,188 to AgeWays, which houses the Long-Term Care Ombudsman (LTCO) program for the six counties in its service […]
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Friday, October 20th, 2023
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is offering GetSetUp, an online live learning program that offers hundreds of free classes to adults 55 and older. Explore your interests, from bread baking to basic computing to financial wellness to traveling to our national parks – and much more. All classes are taught by older adults. How […]
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