Home & Family

By Melissa Preddy

The AARP state office wants Michiganders to know about a new law that aims to improve communication between hospitals and family caregivers.

From AARP Michigan

"Elaine was a vibrant, hard-working Mom whose life was taken too early due to complications from Alzheimer's.Our last few years were very difficult as we moved through the stages of the disease, but we hung in there and did the best we could to make her safe and comfortable. We made sure that we told her we loved her several times each and every day."

AARP Michigan and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History will celebrate the important role grandparents play in families at Grandparents Day on Sunday, Sept. 13, the date of the national holiday.

DTE Energy offers simple and effective steps you can take to keep cool and save money.

Occupational Therapist Michael O'Connor opened his HomeFit workshop with a picture slide of Dorothy's ruby slippers, heels clicking together, from The Wizard of Oz.

Most homes do not fit the changing needs of people.

The Road Ahead: A Conversation on Advance Directives and Planning for LGBTQ Families in Michigan will be offered Tuesday evening in East Lansing.

A couple dozen older adults came to the Meridian Senior Center on March 26 for tips on how to figure out what they really want to do in life.