Every day, caregivers provide vital support to aging adults and adults living with disabilities. Whether they are family members, friends, or professionals, caregivers offer physical, emotional, and practical help that allows loved ones to live with dignity and independence.
But who listens to the caregivers?
The Senior Alliance believes your voice matters. That’s why we invite caregivers to help shape the future of local aging services through the Annual Implementation Plan (AIP).
The AIP helps determine how resources are allocated to services like:
And your feedback ensures these programs meet real-world needs.
We invite all caregivers to participate in our upcoming AIP public hearings:
For more information about the AIP and to get all the details about the upcoming public hearings, we invite you to visit our website.
We are counting down the days until our Annual Luncheon on May 9!
This year, we’re celebrating 45 years of leading our community toward a healthy future where all have the opportunity to engage, connect, and contribute. And we are honored to welcome our State Attorney General Dana Nessel as our keynote speaker.
As we ready for the event, we want to thank our sponsors for their support of this event and our community.
We’re looking forward to seeing you all at The Grecian Center in a few short weeks!
Are you interested in helping the aging adults in your community and those with disabilities to thrive and live their lives on their own terms? Join the team at The Senior Alliance!
At The Senior Alliance, we are proud to support programs that honor cultural traditions, like our Halal Meals initiative, and ensure older adults from all backgrounds can age with dignity and respect.
Everyone deserves access to nutritious meals that honor their culture and beliefs. The Halal Meals on Wheels and Congregate Meals programs are making a real difference for older adults in Wayne County.
These programs, provided by Wayne County Senior Services and ACCESS, with support from The Senior Alliance, ensure that every older adult can enjoy food that respects their values and nourishes their well-being.
Learn about these programs we’re proud to support, and contact us for more information.
Congratulations to our two Managers of the Quarter, Marissa Colling and Katherine Zurenko!
Their manager, Lydia, wanted to nominate them jointly, saying, “They use games to make the in-person trainings fun, the trainings and QA work they did helped improve our CQAR score, they handled the CQAR and the corrective action plan, and they got the waiver Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) plan done at the same time as CQAR and other reports.”
Kelly Faber, The Senior Alliance’s CFO, added, “Marissa and Katherine make a special effort to make learning fun and recognize their team. In October they entertained staff with TSA’s First Ever Waiver SC Awards complete with a red carpet, fun/formal dress, and an emcee handing out FUN individual awards. The team appreciated the effort and the opportunity to relax and laugh together.
Their co-workers only had the kindest things to say as well:
“Katherine Zurenko is a well-spoken, reassuringly calm, funny, wise, young gal who has attention to detail like nobody’s business (just ask any Support Coordinator). In conjunction with her Quality Training Partner, Marissa, Katherine is creatively fun (Oscar Awards for SC’s, Jeopardy Learning Game, Dating Game, and Price is Right Game-just to name a few). However, she’s able to provide straight forward educational teaching effectively. She listens when you have a grievance. She troubleshoots with you and never makes you feel inadequate. She even provides a chuckle when needed. AND, though she usually knows the answer, on the rare occasion she might not, she goes out into the Universe and finds it for you. As a Housing Manager, she taught all of us so much and would re-teach / re-explain over and over while NEVER making you feel bad for asking again. Katherine is an asset, a golden gem, to all Support Coordinators. She is a valuable employee for The Senior Alliance, as well, and should be recognized as such.” – Deb Burke
“This week alone, Marissa Colling has, on short notice, helped interview three social workers and one RN. She helped me with the tech hiccup during the staff meeting, which was so appreciative because I really get nervous presenting in large groups. She also offered to tag along at the WSU job fair. Normally, I go alone and it’s not a big deal, but the EMU fair was packed so I’m expecting WSU might be the same. She also makes sure our team gets top-notch training and our interns have the best experience around.” – Lauren Wonsowski
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.
