Friday, October 9th, 2020
Address: 25650 Kelly Road Roseville, MI 48066 Phone: (586) 757-5551 Website:www.ivcinfo.org Volunteers provide one-time, occasional or ongoing relief to caregivers. Service is based on volunteer availability. Transportation In Home Respite (No toileting, bathing or other personal care is available.) Friendly Callers Friendly Visiting Home Maintenance Minor Repairs Yard Work, Snow Removal Eligibility: Must be a frail older adult age 55 or older, or age 18 or older and physically disabled. Must be a resident of ...
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Don’t be an island. That’s good advice for anybody – but especially for millions of caregivers who have let friendships and acquaintances slide as a result of caregiving obligations. It doesn’t have to be that way. Maintaining a social life is easier said than done, for sure, but there are strategies to avoid being cut off from the world outside. Isolation and Depression According to a study published in 2017 in Frontiers in Psychology, social ...
Continue ReadingFriday, August 30th, 2019
Being a caregiver can be a privilege, an act of love, a sacred responsibility, or a personal calling. It can also be incredibly challenging. If you are a sole or primary caregiver for someone who is highly dependent on you for their safety and wellbeing, you may find yourself experiencing feelings of disconnectedness, serious stress or burnout. Nearly 30% of adults in the United States are caregivers, spending around 20 hours ...
Continue ReadingWednesday, June 14th, 2017
If you’re caring for a loved one, today let’s not talk statistics about family caregiving. Today, let’s just focus on YOU. You probably don’t have a lot of time to call your own, and may not have the freedom to keep up the social ties that would help support you and keep you physically and mentally strong. Your “free time” is spent grocery shopping, paying bills, helping your loved one shower, ...
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 ReadingSunday, January 30th, 2022
Address: 3 First Street, Yale, MI 48097 Phone: (810)387-3720 Website: www.thecouncilonaging.org Senior Center Transportation Service is provided Monday-Friday from 8:30AM-4PM. Provides transportation to medical appointments, shopping, and errands. Transportation available throughout St. Clair County through a network of Senior Center transportation resources. Will consider request for transportation for medical appointments outside of the county. Provides door to door service. Vehicles are wheelchair accessible. Must be age 60 or older or handicapped and a resident ...
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Address: 403 North Mary Street, Marine City, MI 48039 Phone: (810)765-3523 Website: www.thecouncilonaging.org Contact: wlc@thecouncilonaging.org Senior Center Transportation Service is provided Monday-Friday from 8:30-4. Port Huron center also offers service on Wednesdays until 9 PM. Provides transportation to medical appointments, shopping, and errands. Transportation available throughout St. Clair County through a network of Senior Center transportation resources. Will consider request for transportation for medical appointments outside of the county. Provides door to door service. Vehicles ...
Continue ReadingSaturday, January 29th, 2022
Address: 600 Grand River Avenue, Port Huron, MI 48060 Phone: (810)984-5061 Website: www.thecouncilonaging.org Senior Center Transportation Service is provided Monday-Friday from 8:30AM-4PM. Port Huron Center also offers service on Wednesdays until 9 PM. Provides transportation to medical appointments, shopping, and errands. Transportation available throughout St. Clair County through a network of Senior Center transportation resources. Will consider request for transportation for medical appointments outside of the county. Provides door to door service. Vehicles are ...
Continue ReadingWednesday, January 26th, 2022
Address: 585 North Main Street, Capac, MI 48014 Phone: (810)395-7889 Website: https://www.thecouncilonaging.org/ Contact: capac@thecouncilonaging.org Senior Center Transportation Service is provided Monday-Friday from 8:30-4. Port Huron center also offers service on Wednesdays until 9 PM. Provides transportation to medical appointments, shopping, and errands. Transportation available throughout St. Clair County through a network of Senior Center transportation resources. Will consider request for transportation for medical appointments outside of the county. Provides door to door service. Vehicles are ...
Continue ReadingWednesday, January 26th, 2022
Address: 24359 Northwestern Highway, Suite 100, Southfield, MI 48075 Phone: (248)354-6100 Website: https://alsofmichigan.org/ Contact: alsofmi@alsofmi.org In-Home Respite Assistance program funds respite care provided by local home healthcare agencies. Must have Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS/Lou Gehrig's disease). Assistive Equipment Loan Provides assistance with speech technology and speech-generating devices. Staffed by a speech-language pathologist. Offers equipment, technology, training, and ongoing support. Must have Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS/Lou Gehrig's disease).
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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
