Center for Home Care Policy and Research, VNSNY, New York, NY

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Project Title
Community Innovations for Aging in Place (CIAIP) Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) Team

Project Summary
The Center for Home Care Policy and Research (CHCPR) of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) proposes to provide a program of training and technical assistance through a collaborative TAG Team approach to the diverse community-based grantees of the CIAIP initiative to assist them in their efforts to help older community residents age in place.

Goals and Objectives
CHCPR proposes to achieve the following goals: 1) Assist CIAIP grantees in implementing initiatives to help older residents age in place; and 2) Identify and disseminate "lessons learned" throughout the field and beyond. The major objectives include to: 1) Implement a technical assistance package, including group work sessions, individual technical assistance, tools, and resources; 2) Convene a National Advisory Committee to inform CHCPR activities; 3) Conduct an evaluation by tracking key indicators critical to aging in place efforts and implement targeted evaluation studies resulting in in-depth analyses of promising approaches, programs, and services; and 4) Synthesize lessons learned and translate them into actionable steps to inform the field.

Outcomes and Products
Expected outcomes of the three-year technical assistance program: 1) Individualized technical assistance meets the needs of each grantee; 2) Grantees advance toward objectives associated with successful aging in place initiatives; 3) Lessons learned are translated into actionable steps that inform the field; and 4) Additional communities, and nontraditional service providers and networks, recognize the need for aging in place initiatives in their communities and use CHCPR-produced resources to support their efforts. Products from this program: 1) final report with evaluation results; 2) website; 3) CIAIP conference proceedings; 4) abstracts and teaching materials for presentations at national conferences; 5) tools and resources to support the development of aging in place initiatives; 6) "how-to guide," and 7) articles for publication in print and web-based forums.