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New & Future AASC Online Features

By on August 19, 2013 in Resources

Per Mike at Pangea,

We now have the ability to select multiple health conditions at once on the ADL form.

In order to utilize this new feature, you simply need to press (and hold) the CTRL button while you click on each complication you want to select.  When you are done selecting your last complication, you can release the CTRL button.

I have also put in a request to allow for a day selection when printing progress notes.  Currently, you can only print one progress at a time or a complete month’s worth.  This creates a lot of wasted paper.  Mike and his team are working on adding this feature “in the near future”.

Jim

 

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How to report unsafe drivers

By on August 16, 2013 in OTHER resources, Resources

If you know someone in your building is still driving who perhaps should not be, you can fill out an OC-88 form and submit it to the Secretary of State’s office. The person will then have to be re-examined to see whether it is still safe for them to drive. More information and a link to the form: http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1627_8665_9066-23762–,00.html

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Get to know Diane Crawford: Service Coordinator at LaBelle Towers Co-Op

By on August 15, 2013 in SC Interviews

Name – Diane Crawford

Hired date – April 23, 2012

Name and Location of Building: Labelle Towers Co-op

Diane Crawford is a lifelong eastside Detroiter, who grew up in her beloved Brewster Projects, graduating from Northeastern High School and today lives in the Lafayette Towers area.  She considers trips to the Eastern Market as one of her rituals and Belle Isle as her playground.

Diane is a proud Spartan, having attended Michigan State University as an undergrad, majoring in History and English.  She continued her education and attained her MSW from Wayne State University.  Diane earned her PhD in Human Services from Walden University.

Diane grew up with 2 older sisters. Her father worked at the Ford Motor Company and  her mother worked for the Aladdin Coverall Company in Highland Park, Michigan. She developed a fondness for working with seniors while running errands for her grandmother and other seniors in her youth.  She sees this as a form of community service and has always given back.

After 32 years with the Detroit Public Schools (DPS), Diane retired as a teacher and school social worker. Diane loves to dance and listen to Motown, Contemporary, and Jazz music. She has been to 9 countries in Africa, Paris, and Brazil. When relaxing, she enjoys watching movies. Her favorite movie to watch is the Godfather.

While she has been a mentor to many young people throughout the years, Diane has two great nieces that are the loves of her life, Saniya 9 and Zariya.6.  She tries to spend as much time with them as possible, teaching them the same lessons she learned when she was their age.

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Senior Day at the Detroit Zoo

By on August 15, 2013 in OTHER resources, Resources

For those of you in the Detroit Metro area, Wednesday, September 4th has been designated as Senior Day at the Detroit Zoo.  Seniors 62 and older and a caregiver get free admission and free parking.  Details can be found in the attached flyer.

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SC Team Photo!

By on August 13, 2013 in Company News, Hannan News

Our smiling SC Team!

 

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Kari Wilson

By on August 12, 2013 in SC Interviews

Kari Wilson has a heart that beats to the social work drum.

Kari joined the Hannan Family in April of 2012. Currently, Kari has two homes: one at the Royal Oak Manor Cooperative and the other at the Madison Heights Cooperative. Kari’s undergrad was at the University of Missouri, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism. Kari’s path drove her to acquire a MSW degree from Wayne State University and she is currently a LLMSW.

Kari worked as a copy editor for the Free Press for 10 years. During that time, she edited many special projects, including some about child abuse and neglect. Kari felt helpless but at the same time she felt a need to do something. During her MSW program, she had two great internships: one as a service coordinator at Bethany Villa senior apartments in Troy, and one with Citizens for Better Care as a volunteer long-term care ombudsman. Kari worked to resolve problems of individual residents and to improve residents’ care and quality of life. This is when she met Ann Kraemer, also part member of the Hannan family. During this time, she worked at Ambassador nursing center on Jefferson Ave in Detroit and Sorrento Care Center on West Chicago (now closed), and also worked on a research project about adult guardianship.

Kari spends her free time reading mysteries and historical fiction, especially medieval, regency and Victorian. Kari has too many favorite authors to list but she did name a couple: Dorothy Dunnett was a Scottish historical novelist who started her career as a press officer in the civil service, and she was also professional portrait painter. Iain Pears is an  English art historian, novelist  and journalist.  Deanna Raybourn is an  American author of  mystery novels  set in  Victorian era England. If she wasn’t a social worker, Kari would love to be a professor of medieval European history.

Kari loves Monty Python, classical and New Wave music, the Stratford Shakespeare festival and “The Princess Bride.” One of Kari’s favorite quotes is by “Great Gatsby” author F. Scott Fitzgerald, “I am a cynical idealist.”

Kari has passed on her love for reading and the arts to her children, Tristan, 11, and Annabel, 8. She has traveled to London and Ireland with her husband, Jeff, and to Ireland with Tristan as part of a Suzuki Royal Oak music tour. This summer, Kari and Tristan will be traveling to Estonia and Russia, also on a music tour. History, music, art, what a grand adventure for this history- and music-loving mother.

Written By: Monika George

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Depression in the Workplace

By on August 7, 2013 in General information, Reference Information

Did you know that depression is the leading cause of disability in the U.S. and Canada? A recent Gallup study found that about 12% of workers have been diagnosed with depression at some point, and that depression costs U.S. workplaces $23 billion in absenteeism each year. In addition, depressive illnesses can significantly affect an individual’s ability to find, retain, and regain meaningful employment.

However, programs focused on raising awareness and promoting early identification and effective treatment of depressive illnesses can help employees thrive at work and improve their quality of life.

In these six short videos, U of M Depression Center experts offer basic education on depression treatment approaches and practical suggestions for self-care. They include tips on improving nutrition, sleep, and exercise, and provide information on various psychotherapy techniques, managing medication, and neuromodulation therapies for treatment-resistant depression.

http://www.depressiontoolkit.org/expert_advice/

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Declining Depression Rates Among Older Americans

By on August 7, 2013 in General Aging Information, Reference Information

Depression rates have fallen significantly among the majority of older adults in recent years, with the most pronounced drop among the elderly, who have historically been a higher risk group for depression. This is according to a new study led by Depression Center member Kara Zivin, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry in the U-M Medical School and research investigator at the VA Center for Clinical Management Research, which found that fewer Americans over 50 are experiencing symptoms of depression. The results were not all good news, however, as increased depression rates were found among “late middle agers” (55-59 years of age) over the study period (1998 to 2008).

http://www.michiganradio.org/post/fewer-older-adults-report-depression-symptoms-except-one-group

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New Able Business Phone Number for Printing

By on August 7, 2013 in General information, Reference Information

The phone number for ABLE @ Hannan Business Center is (313) 832-0922.

– provided by Karen. Thanks!

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MMAM: HUD Property Contract Administrators

By on August 6, 2013 in Public Services, Resources

fair housingI have a helpful resource to share regarding HUD policy.  Michigan Multi-family Asset  Mangers (MMAM) has Resident Coordinators.  They are a mediator agency;  a contract administrator for some HUD properties.   (MSHDA also does this for other properties.)  They are investigators and mediators to make sure HUD rules are being followed by management.     They can open an investigation, for example, when there are discrepancies between members, who did not recertify on time, and management.   They cannot investigate while a member has an attorney.  They can investigate after a member has signed a repayment plan.   They are a great a great source of information about HUD policy.    For instance, they may find rules were not followed with management’s  delivery of letters to members…some letters  have to be mailed by certified mail and given to the person, sometimes putting them under the door is fine.  If CSI makes an exception for a member, with no history of doing the same for all members in the past, this is not allowed.  (“What we do for one we do for all.”) Here is the contact information:

 

Michigan Multi-family Asset  Mangers (MMAM)

2395 Jolly Road, Suite 180

Okemos, MI 48864

Phone: (517) 267-9277

Fax: (517) 267-9894

Tenant Inquiries Phone: (517) 267-9905

(517) 267-9905

Tenant Inquiries Fax: (517) 267-9894

Tenant Inquiries Email: residentcomplaints@mamhousing.com

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