When you or someone you love is facing a serious illness, the decisions can feel overwhelming. Questions about treatment, comfort, and what comes next often arrive all at once. In those moments, understanding your options can ease uncertainty and help you move forward with confidence.
Palliative care and hospice care both focus on comfort, dignity, and quality of life, but they serve different purposes depending on a person’s health needs and goals. Knowing the difference can help families make choices that align with what matters most.
Explore how each type of care works, when it may be appropriate, and how the right support can make a meaningful difference for the entire family.
The Senior Alliance is seeking qualified, community-based providers to deliver services that support older adults, adults with disabilities, and caregivers throughout southern and western Wayne County.
Through our ACLS contracting process, we build partnerships with organizations that are committed to quality service delivery, compliance, and person-centered care.
From in-home supports to community-based services, our contractors play a critical role in helping individuals remain safe, independent, and empowered in their homes.
If your organization is experienced, mission-driven, and ready to make a meaningful impact, we invite you to explore current contracting opportunities and proposal requirements.
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Help us gain insight into aging and community needs in Western Wayne County and Downriver through our Multi-Year Plan survey.
The fiscal year (FY) 2027-2029 Multi-Year Plan outlines our priorities and strategies to address the evolving needs of older adults and caregivers in our community. Completed every few years, this plan guides our work over the next three fiscal years by identifying gaps, setting goals, and shaping programs that help older adults remain healthy, independent, and connected.
Your responses directly shape how federal and state funding is prioritized for programs and services that support older adults, adults living with disabilities, and caregivers.
The survey is open to everyone, and community members of all ages are encouraged to participate. Please feel free to share this with your networks so we can hear from as many people as possible.
Inside The Senior Alliance – Episode 63
In this episode, Jason Maciejewski, CEO of The Senior Alliance, talks to Bryan Stapp, President of Medical Care Alert.
Falls are the most common injury to people over the age of 60 and the leading cause of hospital admissions. But they can be much more dangerous than that.
Jason and Bryan discuss the services and help that having a Medical Care Alert device can bring to seniors.
They talk about how the device works, what it can be set up to do, and most importantly, they go over all the privacy issues that many people have regarding the Medical Care Alert devices and how to help your senior family member learn that the device can help them with peace of mind.
Heather is recognized by leadership for her instrumental role in strengthening and streamlining the MI Options program during a period of constant growth and change.
Here’s what MI Options Manager, Kristin Holtz, has to say about her:
“Heather has been instrumental in restructuring Medicare Annual Enrollment for both Volunteers and Options Counselors and is consistently willing to step in and support the MI Options team through any challenge we face. Quite simply, this program would not look the same without her.
The MI Options program often feels like building a plane while flying it at 500 mph. In the midst of this constant change, Heather has been one of the greatest assets to the team. She played a critical role in launching MI Options by leveraging her experience as a SHIP Counselor and her background in long-term supports and services. Heather independently chose to be present at every Annual Enrollment site, ensuring operations ran smoothly, supporting counselors in real time, and taking on reporting responsibilities so others could focus on client care. Volunteers and community members have shared that this was the most organized and streamlined Annual Open Enrollment season they’ve experienced.
Beyond Annual Enrollment, Heather facilitates weekly case consultations, mentors counselors during complex cases, proactively improves scheduling processes, and consistently anticipates the needs of the team. She is graciously receptive to feedback and continually refines her leadership approach. Her expertise, dedication, and steady determination have been a backbone of the MI Options program.”
From all of us at The Senior Alliance, thank you, Heather, for your commitment to excellence. We are grateful for the impact you make every day for our team and in our community!
Annual enrollment for Medicare Part D is a critical period from October 15 to December 7, 2023, during which aging adults and their caregivers can make changes to their Medicare plans or explore additional assistance programs to better suit their healthcare needs.
The holiday season is a time of joy, giving, and celebration, but unfortunately, it’s also a time when scammers are more active than ever.
1 in 7 older adults in the U.S. struggle with food insecurity. On the holidays when traditional food delivery services are not available, aging adults in our community count on The Senior Alliance to provide a hot meal.
