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Caregivers in Michigan are reaching a breaking point

Hayley Harding Sarah Rahal

January 25, 2023 |

The Detroit News |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Caregivers who step up to the plate to care for friends or family members are often overworked and underpaid. To remedy this, several organizations and measures at both the local and national levels are emerging to provide support. For example, the RAISE Family Caregivers Act became law in 2018 and is designed to create a nationwide strategy on how government officials can better support caregivers. On a local level, nonprofits like Team Suzy provide financial support and resources to those suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s who can’t afford necessary supplies.

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Cooking class series encourages friendship & healthy eating for seniors

Katie Ellington Serrao

December 18, 2022 |

Richland Source |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

The Idea Works Entrepreneurs Kitchen is a commercial kitchen co-working space that hosts a series of classes to teach seniors how to cook. With the help of grant money, the classes help combat social isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, while also helping seniors learn new skills and improve their nutrition.

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Saying it with soup in Lanesborough: We want to ease the isolation of our elders

Aina de Lapparent Alvarez

December 12, 2022 |

The Berkshire Eagle |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Lanesborough, Massachusetts

The Community Produce Program organized by the Heart & Soil Collective delivers weekly produce to seniors in need. Not only does the program increase food access, but it also provides seniors with community, wellness checks, and friendships that they struggle to access otherwise.

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This is how Mondays in Lanesborough became 'salad day' for some lucky seniors

Aina de Lapparent Alvarez

November 01, 2022 |

The Berkshire Eagle |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Lanesborough, Massachusetts

The Community Produce Program is a weekly produce delivery that serves local seniors in need of fresh produce. Not only does the program helps with issues of food security, but it also fosters community between the volunteers and the local elders and helps reduce waste.

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Affordable Housing for LGBTQ+ Seniors

Vicki Gonzalez

October 25, 2022 |

CapRadio |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

Mutual Housing California opened Lavender Courtyard, a 53-unit affordable housing complex, with the goal of providing a welcoming and safe place for LGBTQ+ seniors who often face discrimination. Approximately half of the tenants are LGBTQ+, and residents say the project has given them a place to find community and feel safe being themselves.

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Sacramento's new Lavender Courtyard keeps its promise of safe, comfortable housing for LGBTQ seniors

Rachel Leibrock

September 08, 2022 |

Sacramento News & Review |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

Lavender Courtyard is a three-story apartment complex that serves LGBTQ+ seniors who pay affordable rents based on income, which caps rents at 30% of their monthly-adjusted income. With the housing crisis running rampant, the Lavender Courtyard provides seniors with affordable housing and a space where they can safely live comfortably and authentically.

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How ‘Match.com for roommates' could save seniors from homelessness

Hanna Merzbach

June 29, 2022 |

Experience Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

The nonprofit Home Share Oregon and Silvernest, a platform similar to Match.com, aim to match those at risk for homelessness with homeowners who have room to spare. These programs provide monetary incentives and an opportunity to build relationships, all while combatting inflation and high rent costs. Since launching in 2021, the initiative has successfully linked 250 pairs of renters and homeowners through compatibility matching.

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On a mission to save seniors from nursing home horrors

Jen Cutts

June 10, 2022 |

GuelphToday |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, Peterborough, Ontario

After witnessing burnout and substandard conditions in long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, personal support workers in Peterborough, Ontario established a co-op to provide home-based care directly to seniors. The worker-owned organization now has 17 caregivers who are able to spend more time learning about their patients' needs and are paid higher wages on average than in traditional care homes.

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How employer benefits can ease burden on people caring for elderly loved ones

Jennifer Eberbach

June 02, 2022 |

Livingston Daily |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Michigan

Companies like Sanofi are beginning to partner with organizations like Bright Horizons to offer eldercare benefits to employees, like in-home adult care services. The benefit allows Bright Horizons to dispatch care workers to a person’s home and the company administering the benefit subsidizes the majority of the cost. Providing eldercare benefits reduces the burden on employees, allowing them to be more present at work. Since the pandemic, Sanofi has seen a 20% increase in the number of employees registering for the eldercare benefit program.

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How Lifespan's Partners in Caring program is changing the perception of older adults with dementia

Natalia Rodríguez Medina

April 20, 2022 |

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

The Partners in Caring Respite program pairs volunteers with people in the early stages of cognitive neurological disorders — like dementia — to offer care and companion programs, allowing them to build relationships and provide respite for family caregivers. Partners in Caring has expended to four counties across the state, serving over 400 families with its 70 on-call volunteers.

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