Journalism Grants
Funding For:
Aging Well in Michigan: How to Lower Costs for Elder Care
Health Care Costs & Quality
Recipient:
Bridge Michigan
Grant Period:
Jun 02, 2025 - Jun 02, 2026
AMOUNT:
$25,000.00
Summary of the Project:
Care costs for older adults are increasing nationwide. This project will examine why the costs of aging care are rising in Michigan to inform cost-cutting reforms, better regulations of care facilities, and offer a legislative blueprint for preventing elder care costs from overwhelming families and state budgets.
About the Grantee:
Bridge Michigan is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that provides passionate and rooted Michigan readers with honest, fact-driven journalism on the state’s diverse people, politics, and economy.
Grantee Publications
June 22, 2026
Bridge Listens: How economic, affordability issues are hitting Michigan
Learn MoreAuthor: Jordyn Hermani and Paula Gardner
May 18, 2026
Michigan is old and getting older. Experts warn of looming consequences
Learn MoreAuthor: Jordyn Hermani
April 28, 2026
Bridge Listens: Health care costs climbing, challenges loom. What to know
Learn MoreAuthor: Eli Newman
February 3, 2026
Newly opened Kirk Gibson Center fights Parkinson’s — and isolation in Michigan
Learn MoreAuthor: Allie Jacobs
January 7, 2026
Michigan leaders, legislators vow to improve nursing homes after Bridge report
Learn MoreAuthor: Robin Erb
Aging In Michigan: Archives
Collection of Bridge Michigan's reporting on aging in Michigan.
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