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At Kirk Gibson Center, no one fights Parkinson’s alone

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By Allie Jacobs, Jackie Zimmermann
| New York & Michigan Solutions Journalism Collaborative
Michael Zerin, 73, and his wife, Ruth, 67, stand in the communal area of the Kirk Gibson Center for Parkinson’s Wellness in Farmington Hills. Michael, a retired pediatric radiologist, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2018. (Photo by Alejandro Ugalde Sandoval ) Before Michael Zerin was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2018, his wife, Ruth, had her suspicions — Michael wasn’t swinging his left arm when he walked.
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Michigan nursing homes have few staff, little training. Misery can follow

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By Bridge Michigan, Jackie Zimmermann
| New York & Michigan Solutions Journalism Collaborative
Angelic Thomas holds a phone, looking through photos of her mother, Julia Williams. She died in 2023 at Mission Point Nursing & Physical Rehabilitation of Grandville after staffers failed to give her CPR, inspection reports indicate. The home was also cited for several other violations. (Kristen Norman for Bridge Michigan) Residents of the Mission Point of Beverly Hills awoke hungry on Sept. 6, 2023. No meals were served.
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‘There’s power in numbers’

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By Ethan Bakuli, Jackie Zimmermann
| New York & Michigan Solutions Journalism Collaborative
This story was originally published by Capital & Main. When Ravina Turner, 53, started working for Michigan’s Home Help Program around 2015, she was just grateful to get paid. For years, she’d missed work to care for her daughter, Davina, who has Crohn’s disease and colitis. At first, the Home Help Program, run by the state’s Department of Health and Human Services, paid her about $300 a month for her work, allowing her to scale back her hours as a nursing assistant.
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