Archive | July, 2012

Brain Injury Association of Michigan (BIAMI)

By admin on July 15, 2012 in Health and Medical, OTHER resources, Resources

BIAMI is statewide. If you want, you can contact them directly. Their contact info is:

Brain Injury Association of Michigan
7305 Grand River, Suite 100
Brighton 48114-7379
(810) 229-5880.

In a “previous life” I was a long term care ombudsman. BIAMI had their own Ombudsman program servicing the brain injured. They kept us up to date on this horrible malady. Our liason to BIAMI was one of our K’zoo Ombudsmen, John Weir. You can ask John who he recommends you talk to, OR you can contact BIAMI directly.

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Detroit’s Eastern Market

By admin on July 9, 2012 in Food, Resources

The Tuesday Detroit Market at Eastern Market is super senior friendly. Though it doesn’t have the sheer number and variety of vendors as they do on Saturdays, it is far less crowded and most of the vendors are locals who love to talk with people. They are really trying to get seniors back down to the market, so they are open to helping people organize van drop off locations, places to sit, easy access to “double up bucks”, etc.

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Dying before their time

By admin on July 9, 2012 in General Aging Information

Important reading. We have hard copies of the original report at the office for anyone who would like to read that too. Read about it here…

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New Eyes for the Needy and other vision resources

By Renee on July 9, 2012 in Health and Medical, Hearing & Vision Services, Resources, Vision/Glasses

New Eyes for the Needy vouchers can be used in only two places in Michigan: Saginaw and Royal Oak:

William Beaumon Hospital Eye Institute
3601 West 13 Mile Road, Royal Oak 48073
Tel: 248 551 2020

They also suggest these national programs:

Vision USA – www.aoa.org
Coordinated by the American Optometric Association, Vision USA provides
free eye care to uninsured, low-income workers and their families.
They have a network of centers and may have one in your local area.
Applications are online only – they do not have a telephone number.

EyeCare America – www.eyecareamerica.org
Tel: 877 887 6327
Facilitates eye care for US citizens or legal residents aged 65 or older
who are without an Eye MD and do not belong to an HMO or do not have
eyecare coverage through the Veterans Administration.

Sight for Students — 888-290-4964
A Vision Service Plan program in partnership with The Entertainment Industry
Foundation, providing eye exams and glasses to children 18 years and
younger whose families cannot afford vision care.

They also recommend we search on-line for free clinics or local University hospitals that may offer vision centers. The Commission for The Blind and Visually Impaired in your state may also have resources for you. In addition your library, local municipal building, social worker or local optical shop may also know of free or low-cost exam resources.

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How to add program attendance… the right way!

By admin on July 6, 2012 in AASC Online Forum

Even though the AASC Online manual “highly” recommends we add group resident service logs for each member who attended our workshop using the resident service log group-add function… some your attendees may not be clients, and we do not enter service logs for members who are not SC clients. So, what’s the solution?

1. Group add a Progress Note for your educational workshops. The Progress Notes, if they are not attached to a Service Log, should not skew your AASC Online statistics.

Then,

2. Group add a Service Log for the clients (members receiving services from you) who attended the educational workshops.

Voila!

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Member contact spreadsheet

By admin on July 6, 2012 in AASC Online Forum

Here’s a spreadsheet I developed for tracking progress with getting in touch with members. Hope it helps!

Co-op intake list for SC

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7 key points about hoarding

By admin on July 6, 2012 in Hoarding, Household, Resources

…plus my notes from a hoarding and cluttering training I attended.

7 key points about hoarding and more…

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No flu shots at CSI properties…

By admin on July 6, 2012 in Company News, CSI News, Health Screenings/Topics

Due to possible liability issues, flu shot clinics are not allowed at any of the Co-ops. However…

The co-ops often shuttle members to sites for their shots, and Hannan House has a flu shot event sponsored by the DMC every fall (especially good for the Labelle members)!

If you’re looking for a health workshop, consider other, less invasive health monitoring by non-profit or governmental health care providers, including things like blood pressure.

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Intro to Hoarding

By admin on July 6, 2012 in Hoarding, Household, Resources

Here’s a good introduction on hoarding for the practitioner! This is a big file, but Deb Stanley is a terrific resource. She was a large part of the Detroit Hoarding and Cluttering Taskforce prior to moving out of state.

Deborah Stanley Hoarding-Intro for MHPs-for DHTF 4-1-11!

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