MICHIGAN — There is already a shortage of caregivers for Michigan’s aging population, and projections show the problem is going to get much worse.
Judy Atwood needs a walker to get around her Kalamazoo apartment. The 87-year-old fell several years ago while a snowbird escaping Michigan winters.
“I had two new hips, and when I fell, I fell on my hip and it broke. It came apart, all the pieces, and it broke my femur,” Atwood said. “So, my leg was broken and my hip was broken.”
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Atwood gets help at her apartment from caregiver Linda Wegner. Wegner’s desire to help others was sparked at a young age. That is when she helped care for her grandmother who had Alzheimer’s Disease…