Archive | May, 2013

Hi CSI SCs,

Amanda Lehning and Professor Ruth Dunkle will discuss a proposal for evaluating the impact of SC on co-op members and culture (and of the impact of co-op culture on the Hannan SC program) with us on the 5/16/13 SC Conference Call at 1pm. CSI SCs are encouraged to attend. As promised during last week’s call, the UM SSW Evaluation Proposal is attached for review prior to the call. It should be a great discussion.

Sincerely, Rachel

Background and Purpose:

The purpose of the proposed evaluation is to understand the effects of the Hannan Foundation’s Service Coordination on older adults living in CSI Support and Development Services co-ops. Service coordination is thought to have numerous benefits for elders, including increasing access to services, maintaining self-sufficiency, improving the residential environment, and increasing elders’ ability to safely age in place. The majority of older adults would like to age in place, and in recent years a growing number of government and non-profit programs have designed interventions to help elders remain in their own residences and out of long-term care facilities. The results of this evaluation will identify promising and effective strategies for achieving beneficial outcomes in co-op members. The evaluation will also have implications for service coordination and aging-in-place programs nationwide.

This two year project will be a collaborative effort between the University of Michigan, CSI Support and Development Services, and the Hannan Foundation. The specific aims are to better understand:

1. The ways service coordination activities can contribute to short-term outcomes (e.g., timely access and use of services, satisfaction with services, participation in community activities, and confidence in aging in place) and longer-term outcomes (e.g., member health and well-being, family caregiver health and well-being, community integration, and the ability to age in place)
2. The ways service coordination activities influence, and are influenced by, co-op culture.

 Evaluation Questions:

1. What are the effects of service coordination on members who are active clients of the SC?
2. What are the effects of service coordination on members who are not active clients of the SC (but may participate in SC programs, such as educational workshops)?
3. What are the effects of service coordination on the Family and Community Resource Committee?
4. What are the effects of service coordination on the co-op culture?
5. What are the effects of the co-op culture on service coordination?

Co Ops in the Evaluation

1. Flat Rock Towers and La Belle Towers
2. New Horizons and Riverview as comparison co-ops

Evaluation Activities

1. Year 1 (May 2013-April 2014)
   1. Interviews with members in evaluation and comparison co-ops
   2. Access to AASC online data for members who complete interviews and have received services from the service coordinator (with signed consent to release)
   3. Phone interviews with service coordinators in evaluation co-ops
   4. Interviews (possibly group) with members of the FCRC in evaluation and comparison co-ops
   5. Observations of some activities and meetings in evaluation and comparison co-ops
   6. Analysis of data and drafting of reports
   7. Feedback for stakeholders, including service coordinators, about reports

1. Year 2 (May 2014-April 2015)
   1. Follow up interviews with members in evaluation and comparison co-ops
   2. Access to AASC online data for members who complete interviews and have received services from the service coordinator
   3. Follow up phone interviews with service coordinators in evaluation co-ops
   4. Follow up interviews with members of the FCRC in evaluation and comparison co-ops
   5. Observations of some activities and meetings in evaluation and comparison co-ops
   6. Analysis of data and drafting of reports
   7. Feedback for stakeholders, including service coordinators, about reports