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What’s Ahead for the Village Movement?
Andrew Scharlach, PhDCenter for the Advanced Studies of Aging ServicesSchool of Social WelfareUniversity of California, Berkeley
April 26, 2011April 26, 2011
Potential Impacts of the Village Model
Service Access Unmet needs Ability to access needed services Cost of services
Community-Building Social engagement Social support
Capacity-Building Individual functioning
Physical and psychosocial well-being Likelihood of relocation
Service delivery system Availability, accessibility, affordability, appropriateness
The Importance of Evaluation
Makes it easier for new Villages to replicate the model Know what services others provide Find out what works Setting membership fees
For funding and government grants Most grants require some previous program evaluation
For public funding Potential for funding from OAA, Medicaid, CLASS Act, or LTC
insurance, if we can show that Village membership improves well-being and/or prevents higher cost care
Organizational Issues
Representativeness Member characteristics vs. target population
Program Implementation Services offered and used
Cost-Effectiveness Direct and indirect benefits Resource mix ROI
Sustainability Organizational development Facilitative organizational characteristics
Challenges for the Future
Sustainability Inclusiveness Community integration Comprehensiveness Effectiveness
UC Berkeley Villages Project
Evaluation of individual Villages Service use Member satisfaction Member outcomes Cost-effectiveness
National survey of Village organizations Factors associated with sustainability and effectiveness
Longitudinal study of Village members Impact of the Village model
Andrew Scharlach, PHDCenter for the Advanced Study of Aging Services
510 642-3285
Thank You!