A Model for Community Respite Care

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A Model for Community Respite Care

• Presenters Pam Dodge Roberta Lauder
• Pam- Director of Community Care Coordination
• Roberta- Director of Community Resource
  Development
• Shenandoah Area Agency on Aging, Front Royal,
  Virginia

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Time Line

• Initial Planning
• Site Location Site Preparation
• Hiring Training Staff
• Writing Policies Procedures
• Securing Supplies Furnishings
• Publicity
• Recruiting Participants Volunteers
• Opening Day
• Programming
• Supporting Care Partners
• Sustainability

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Initial Planning

• Identify Community Members
• Set up Planning/Advisory Council

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Planning Continued

• Gather Resource Information
• Identify Community Needs
• Check Licensing Requirements
• Visit Similar Programs
• Determine Goals Vision
• Identify Funding Sources
• Make Basic Decisions

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Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

• Target Population
• Hours Days of Service
• Fee Schedule
• Location
• Number of People to Server
• Staffing Needs
• Job Descriptions
• Lead Role

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Initial Funding

• Brookdale Foundation Seed Grant
• Dept. of Social Services
• Title III E through local AAA
• Civic/Community Organizations
• Alzheimers Foundation of America
• Local Government
• In Kind

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Location Location Location!
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Location Shenandoah
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Site Preparation-Shenandoah
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Location Location Location!
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Site - Warren
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Location Location Location
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Setting Up A Site

• 10 Square Feet Per Participant
• Sink
• Locking Cabinets
• Refrigerator, Microwave, Coffee Pot
• Comfortable Chairs for Rest
• Chairs and Tables for Activities
• Bathroom in Close Proximity

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Hiring Staff - Shenandoah

• Part-Time Coordinator

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Hiring Staff - Warren

• Part-Time Coordinator
• Part-Time Assistant

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Training

• Use Resource Information Videos Books
• Visit an Established Facility Observe
• Connect with local Alzheimers Association
• Look for other local regional training
  opportunities including hospitals, long term care
  facilities, colleges, local Cooperative Extension
  Office, Ombudsman other day care facilities
• Offer Training to volunteers caregivers as well
  as staff

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In House Training
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Policies

• Participant and Family Policy and Procedures
  Manual
• In-House Staff Policies

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Intake Interview

• Participant Packet
• Community Resources
• Policies Procedures Manual
• Documents To Complete
• Personal Data Survey
• Participant Agreement
• Disposal of Spare Clothing

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Supplies Furnishings
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Publicity
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Recruiting Participants Volunteers
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Opening Day
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Programming Tips
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Programming Tips
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Programming Tips
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Programming Tips
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Programming Tips
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Theme Programming
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Theme Programming
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Theme Programming
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Participating in Special Activities
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Participating in Special Activities
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Participating in Special Activities
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Supporting Care Partners
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Care Partners Luncheon
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Sustainability

• Local Jurisdiction Funding
• Rotary Funding
• Dept. of Social Services Funding
• Direct Federal Appropriation Sometimes Miracles
  Happen
• Hand Crafted Pins Cards
• Fees

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Sustainability
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Sustainability
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Sustainability
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Questions

• Contact Information
• Pam Dodge, Director of Community Care
  Coordination
• pam.dodge_at_shenandoahaaa.com
• Roberta Lauder, Director of Community Resource
  Development
• roberta.lauder_at_shenandoahaaa.com
• Shenandoah Area Agency on Aging
• 207 Mosby Lane
• Front Royal, VA 22630