Articles - Area Agency On Aging

October 28, 2024

Direct care workers are needed and foreign-born workers key to fill the gap – Lynn Kellogg – Oct. 26, 2024

At its recent 50th Anniversary celebration, Region IV Area Agency on Aging honored many people playing critical roles in the community. Some of the

October 18, 2024

As Michigan stands at a demographic crossroads, it is imperative to reframe our understanding and perspective of aging. Instead of viewing an aging

October 14, 2024

Q. What is available to help people pay their heating bills? A. The State Emergency Relief (SER) program provides financial assistance to Michigan

October 4, 2024

At Area Agency on Aging’s 50th Anniversary Celebration this week, the audience of over 200 people heard the story of Kurt B., a MI Choice Waiver

September 23, 2024

September 23-27, 2024 is National Falls Prevention Awareness Week. The week is a nationwide observance with state coalitions and partners to raise

September 16, 2024

Growing up – getting filthy in the creek, making snow forts in the front yard, playing kick the can with all the neighbor kids – I had a joyful and

September 9, 2024

Q. Why are some people able to get Social Security income earlier than others? A: Generally, Social Security benefits are paid to eligible workers

August 26, 2024

C hatting with younger couples in their 20s and 30s, I was shocked to learn of altered plans to remain childless in the face of climate

August 15, 2024

On Aug. 17, we celebrate National Nonprofit Day, a day to honor the contributions of the nonprofit sector to our society and economy. Nonprofits are