Catrina and Faith packed the house with 53+ members for their long-awaited, post-fire Meet and Greet. It was a great success and testament to their patience and rapport building as Service Coordinators. Naturally, it didn’t hurt to have a big cake!!!! Fully consumed.
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CSI May – December 2013 Calendar
Here’s the May-December 2013 CSI Calendar. It’s good for double checking when regional meetings are that may take a number of members out of your co-op (regional meetings are in boxes).
AARP Driver Safety Program at CSI Co-ops
Answer:
Sheila had the opportunity to hear back from Anne Sackrison and the feedback is that since AARP is a reputable organization it would be fine to have AARP present on driver safety and they can reference their safety class, but that it wouldn’t be possible to host it at a co-op since there is a fee involved. However, I encourage you to chat with Pat Baldwin and/or the AARP Information Center at Hannan, because there have been times when we’ve hosted the driver safety program here at Hannan, so there may be an opportunity to refer members to a program at Hannan.
Question:
I spoke with an AARP voluneer re: their Driving class for seniors. I was wondering if you thought it a good idea to share this info with other SC’s and perhaps we could offer the classes to the co-op members by county? Because there is a cost involved (it would be collected by AARP) i’m thinking that each co-op might not have a good individual turnout, but if we merged the co-ops, the attendance could look a lot better.
The class flyer is attached!
The Labelle Lifeline Newsletter for May
Hi all,
I’ve attached the Labelle Lifeline Newsletter, a publication of the SCs Diane and Victoria.
As we discussed yesterday, the nuances of newsletters can be confusing, but the basic guidelines for newsletters in the CSI co-ops are:
1. SCs can produce their own newsletters highlighting issues/resources/services of the SC program. CSI has asked that you have your co-op leadership team review it at your monthly meeting (President, FCRC Chair, Education Chair and Liaison) prior to publication) to make sure that it dovetails nicely with CSI policies and procedures and just to offer a second set of eyes for proofreading. Content must be original to the SC (ie no content from members).
2. SCs should not submit content or be interviewed for the Co-op newsletter if your co-op has a newsletter. Some of your members have approached you about writing a guest column for their newsletter and CSI has requested that you respectfully decline. This publication is meant for the members and is their place to shine.
I’ve also attached Operation ABLE’s printing instructions in case you are inclined to produce a monthly, quarterly, semi annal, or annual newsletter. This is completely optional. The newsletter has been well received by Labelle members, liaison, and Sheila.
Thanks Diane and Victoria for blazing the trail.
Sincerely,
Rachel
CSI SC Monthly Report – Tricks
Hi All,
Attached are the CSI SC Monthly Report form AND the form with suggested AASC Online reports needed to generate answers for your report.
Many thanks,
Rachel
CSI and Volunteer Translators
Hi All,
A review of the CSI/Hannan agreement on utilizing volunteer translators in the co-ops as per the questions yesterday. Yes, CSI did ammend it’s decision last year to allow you to use fellow CSI members as volunteer translators (based on your advocacy – special thanks especially to Andrea on this).
When the SC works with a translator, we request that there be two documents signed. The member must sign a written Consent to Release to share information with the translator. And the translator signs a Confidentiality Agreement, which is a good way of the SC educating the translator on the importance of confidentiality and full translation to the best of the translator’s ability. This form is attached.
Best wishes with this challenging, and hopefully rewarding, form of communication.
Sincerely,
Rachel
UM SSW Evaluation Proposal for CSI SC Program
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:
- 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)
- The ways service coordination activities influence, and are influenced by, co-op culture.
Evaluation Questions:
- What are the effects of service coordination on members who are active clients of the SC?
- 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)?
- What are the effects of service coordination on the Family and Community Resource Committee?
- What are the effects of service coordination on the co-op culture?
- What are the effects of the co-op culture on service coordination?
Co Ops in the Evaluation
- Flat Rock Towers and La Belle Towers
- New Horizons and Riverview as comparison co-ops
Evaluation Activities
- Year 1 (May 2013-April 2014)
- Interviews with members in evaluation and comparison co-ops
- Access to AASC online data for members who complete interviews and have received services from the service coordinator (with signed consent to release)
- Phone interviews with service coordinators in evaluation co-ops
- Interviews (possibly group) with members of the FCRC in evaluation and comparison co-ops
- Observations of some activities and meetings in evaluation and comparison co-ops
- Analysis of data and drafting of reports
- Feedback for stakeholders, including service coordinators, about reports
- Year 2 (May 2014-April 2015)
- Follow up interviews with members in evaluation and comparison co-ops
- Access to AASC online data for members who complete interviews and have received services from the service coordinator
- Follow up phone interviews with service coordinators in evaluation co-ops
- Follow up interviews with members of the FCRC in evaluation and comparison co-ops
- Observations of some activities and meetings in evaluation and comparison co-ops
- Analysis of data and drafting of reports
- Feedback for stakeholders, including service coordinators, about reports
CSI procedures regarding “non-invasive” procedures acceptable for health screenings
Answer from Anne Sackrison:
We don’t have a policy or definition. We can’t get involved with services but I would agree with Rachel’s suggested definition that screenings are acceptable but skin piercings or anything that has to be digested would be a serious red flag for me.
Answer from Rachel based on conversations with Sharon and Sheila:
The way that it has been explained is nothing that pierces the skin or is ingested. Hence, no shots or blood draws. However, screenings including blood pressure, vision, hearing, gait, balance, height, weight, memory, mental acuity, etc. are permissible.
Question:
We are working on the possibility of scheduling the Wayne County Health on Wheels Truck. The question at the moment is, can I have an exact CSI definition of “non-invasive” procedures?
Journal Article on Member Sense of Control in Co-ops
Please see the attached research study on members’ sense of control in CSI Co-ops. The study is dated, but much may still be relevant. Commentary on the importance of good leadership, physical environment of the living space, and gender was particularly interesting. Information was provided by UM SSW researcher Amanda Lehning.
Logic Model Advice regarding YTD Column for CSI SCs
One key question has been how to fill out this “quarters” data and YTD on the Logic Models. If you look at the Instructions tab of your logic model, you’ll see some good answers. Everybody’s logic models are under logic models in the SC folder under program staff in shared files. However, it is a beast of the document, so the meaningful part reads:
“When reporting Activities in Year 1:
Enter your first quarter accomplishments in the “Post” column and the cumulative accomplishments in the “YTD” column. for the first quarter reporting, the number or dates will be the same in both columns. (Note: this is what you did 6 months ago).
For the second quarter of Year 1 reporting, enter the data covering second quarter activities and outcomes which occurred in that quarter only. In the “YTD” column, you will enter the cumulative total of both the first and second quarter accomplishments.”
Hence, you’ll be adding last time’s number with this time’s number for the YTD.
I hope this helps,
Rachel