Our Vision:
A community where every person ages with compassion, dignity and hope.
Our Mission:
A community where everyone ages with compassion, dignity and hope.
Welcome to the new Duet blog!
We’re excited to have this space to showcase all of the wonderful news, stories, events and more going on with Duet.
So, who are we?
Duet: Partners In Health & Aging is a nonprofit, interfaith organization that promotes health and well-being through a broad range of services to homebound adults, family caregivers, faith communities and grandfamilies. Our services are free-of-charge and available across the Phoenix metro area.
In this blog we’ll share the stories of those we serve – family caregivers, grandparents raising grandchildren, homebound adults and their volunteers, and faith community nurses. We’ll also be showcase our upcoming events, new initiatives and provide you with an inside look into the wonderful people who are part of our mission. We’ll update this blog regularly with ways you can get involved as well—because you, all of our supporters—are at the heart of what we do.
So please bookmark this page and check back often – we will update it frequently. Also be sure to keep in touch over Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn; we’ll be sharing our blog posts there too!
Together, we can reach our vision of a community where every person ages with compassion, dignity and hope.
Volunteer To Help Homebound Adults and Seniors Fight Isolation Beyond The Pandemic
Across the Valley, isolated homebound adults, many of whom are seniors, face increased difficulty in everyday tasks such as grocery shopping or getting to and from medical appointments. For forty years, Duet has been matching compassionate volunteers with homebound...
Duet Receives $40,000 Grant from Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust to Increase Access to COVID-19 Vaccinations for Seniors
While COVID-19 vaccines have become more widely available, many vulnerable seniors in Phoenix still need assistance with scheduling vaccine appointments and transportation to receive the shots. Because of this, Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust has awarded Duet:...
Caregivers of Loved Ones with Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias Need Support
By Ann Wheat, executive director of Duet June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month—an annual reminder that Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias are a major public health issue. In fact, according to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 50 million people...
Duet Launches New Virtual Support Group Exclusively for Those Caring for Aging Parents
It’s the ultimate juggling act: caring for aging parents while also balancing a career and other family obligations. Nearly 30 million Americans who are caring for an ill friend or family member are also working a paid job, according to an AARP report. Often, these...
Duet Welcomes New Kinship Care Services Coordinator
Duet recently welcomed Lisa McCormick, B.S.W., to its team as the new Kinship Care Services Coordinator. In this role, she will be providing tools, resources and support so that kinship caregivers—most often grandparents raising grandchildren—are able to better care...
Duet’s Virtual Family Caregiver Symposium A Success! Now Available Online to Watch Anytime
Duet recently welcomed more than 300 family caregivers and professionals from across the globe to its Family Caregiver Virtual Symposium. At the virtual event, Dr. Pauline Boss and Dr. Arthur Kleinman, M.D., shared their professional expertise as academicians,...
Six Easy Ways to Build a Strong Estate Plan
Taking the time to create an estate plan can help you decide how to distribute the hard-earned resources you have accumulated throughout your lifetime. It not only provides your loved ones with clear direction and guidance from you but is also a gift of love for your...
Duet Welcomes New Board President and Members
Ellen Dean, pictured, is Duet's new Board president. Duet recently welcomed a new Board of Directors president and four new members. Long-time Duet supporter and volunteer Ellen Dean, a certified financial planner, is now the president of the Duet Board of Directors....
Duet Partners with ACCESSMed Foundation to Help Low Income Seniors Maximize their Medicare and Medicaid Benefits
Duet: Partners In Health & Aging and ACCESSMed Foundation have partnered together to expand crucial services for Valley seniors. Through free-of-charge volunteer services and support, Duet helps Valley seniors who are homebound to age in their homes as long as...
A Grandfamily Comes Full Circle with Duet
By Emma Wolff Barbara Covey is one of more than 60,000 grandparents in Arizona who are responsible for raising their grandchildren. Across the U.S., this number is estimated to be more than 2.6 million. Raising grandchildren is nothing short of life altering for...