Manuals

This material was part of an educational series addressing long-term care choices in Broome County, New York. The series of booklets includes the following titles: Paying for Long-Term Care; Facility and Community Options; Help at Home; What you Should Know About Staying at Home; When You Are the One Providing Care; Advance Health Care Planning; Adults with Disabilities; and Healthy Choices for Living Well.

In October 2003, the Connecticut Department of Social Services, in collaboration with the Real Choice Steering Committee, which includes Consumers, State agencies and the University of Connecticut A.J. Pappanikou Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service, received a three-year grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to implement CHOICE (Connecticut Has Opportunities for Independence, Choice and Empowerment).

This site offers downloadable training materials and information for those providing care to older adults from specific ethnic groups. The materials include information about diseases prevalent in particular groups, cultural beliefs & practices, historical events that influenced particular groups. While the focus is on providing culturally appropriate health care services, much of the information offered is applicable to people providing a broad range of long term care & supportive services.

Producing a translated document of high quality requires commitment and planning. It can be complex, expensive & time consuming, & is often politically sensitive, especially if you are not a community-based provider of the same ethnic & cultural background as your target audience. This brief provides basic “how to” information for translating written materials into languages other than English. Additional information & sample materials can be found on the Center for Medicare Education Web site.

Tip sheet to be shared with consumer task force or advisory board members regarding how they can be effective at the meeting and in the between times.

The Heart of Central Texas Real Choice is a project of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission through a grant & collaboration between the Area Agency on Aging of the Heart of Texas, the Area Agency on Aging of Central Texas, & the Heart Of Central Texas Independent Living Center. The attached material contain a program overview, job descriptions, workbooks and other materials that explain the program.

Provided here are serveral articles, resources & a presentation on social marketing. Social marketing is the planning and implementation of programs designed to bring about social change using concepts from commercial marketing. Key Concepts: -A social or behavior change strategy -Most effective when it activates people -Targeted to those who have a reason to care & who are ready for change -Strategic & requires efficient use of resources -Integrated & works on the “installment plan”

These materials were developed by the Sutton Group and are focused on people over 50 and adults with disabilities. The two handouts provide information on effective ways to market to both of these groups. A link is also provided to the Sutton Group website.

Richland County, Wisconsin created a manual detailing procedures for handling information and referral calls to their Aging and Disabilties Resource Center. The 12 page flip chart guide contains information on greeting callers, assessing for emergency, plan of action and post call work.

Alabama Discharge Planner Training Manual used to train hospital discharge planners on community based resources available to individuals with dementia to avoid premature placement within the nursing home. The Workbook is written as a resource for all professionals involved in the ADSS Elderly and Disabled Medicaid Waiver Program