Eat Smart, Live Strong is a 4-week program through the Oakland County MSU Extension for adults age 60+ that includes easy ways to make smart food choices and how to exercise more. This is a free class, but is limited to 10 people for each of the sessions, so register early! There are two sessions […]
DHS application legal assistance
The legal organization that assists with DHS application issues is the Center for Civil Justice. I just found out they only open cases for food benefits in Wayne County and work with Medicaid cases only in Genessee County. However, one of their assistants told me that even though they can’t open a case for you, […]
A message from Sharon…
Hello everyone, I met with Anne this morning and here are some answers to your questions and concerns: Regarding members translating for members when a service coordinator is assisting a Limited English Proficient (LEP) member, the member receiving the service from the service coordinator may bring a translator that he/she has selected to assist them. […]
Brain Injury Association of Michigan (BIAMI)
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 […]
Detroit’s Eastern Market
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 […]
Dying before their time
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…