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Identifying Community Partners & Champions:

Senior Housing What We’ve Learned

What We’ll Review

• Where to Start and getting to know Senior Housing

facilities

• Example of Key Partnership
• What makes a Champion
• How to Engage Residents
• What Not to do
• What to Ask

Get to Know the Community

• Contact your state’s and your town’s State Housing

Authority

• Check community newspapers
• Talk to the Resident Services Coordinator

(RSC)/director of senior housing facilities

• Find out what seniors in the community most need

and want

Key Partnership: How we Got There

• Identify a potential partnership
• Make a connection
• Discuss opportunities for collaboration
• Make it sustainable: embed trained staff and future

cost planning

• We set up clear guidelines about cost and future

sustainability

Questions for the Site

• Is there a Resident Services Coordinator (RSC) or a

Lifestyle/Activity Director?

• How will they assist with promotion? Ask for specifics.
• Is there an opportunity to embed staff?
• Will they permit non-residents to join classes if their

residents don’t fill the class?

• Can they provide accessible parking for non-residents?
• Will their building be locked and how will coaches enter

the building?

• What activities/events do you offer that are well

attended that we could visit for Session Zero?

What Makes a Champion?

• The RSC or director believes in the program. Just like

us, they cannot ‘sell’ what they don’t buy

• He or she promotes the program: distributes flyers,

posts reminders, engages staff, hosts a Session Zero, discusses program with residents

• They stay engaged with you and follow up with your
• rganization
• They find out what their residents want and need

and relay that to you. True collaboration leads to success

How to Engage Residents

• Do demos of your intended program: Tai Chi, MOB

exercises, Lemon Exercise, Body Scan

• Listen to residents and meet them where they’re at
• Collect their information and follow up with them
• If program they want isn't being offered, discuss
• ther programs- “cross sell”

Don’t…..

• Don’t rely on RSC to fill the class themselves, but also don’t do it all

for them; this is a team effort and they have a lot going on at their facility.

• Don’t lose touch with the RSC- reminders are good! Checking in

assures accuracy and engagement.

• Don’t sacrifice leader continuity.
• Don’t miss an opportunity to listen to residents! Often, the

best way to connect with someone is simply to listen to them.

• Don’t assume everyone’s health literacy is as high as

yours! Nearly 50% of adults with less than a HS diploma had Below Basic health literacy.

Pros & Cons of Hosting at Senior Housing

PROS CONS Participants don’t have to travel, class accessible even in inclement weather The class is “too accessible” – complacency Participants know each other Participants know each other Participants are in their comfort zone Locked facility RSC or Activities Director is accessible if needed Juggling other activities going on at the facility Residents often continue to meet months after workshop is over and encourage one another Parking restrictions for coaches and non-residents Attendance and retention is often higher Residents can be territorial and not accepting of non-residents in the class Participants invite other residents and friends to attend upcoming classes Participants often take the class more than once because it’s easy to get to and they like the routine Builds community and word of mouth promotes program awareness

Contact Information

Nicole K. Petit Agewell Programs Coordinator Southern Maine Agency on Aging 207.396.6513 npetit@smaaa.org

Integrating and Sustaining Evidence- based programs in Senior Housing

Session Agenda

• HLCE Overview
• Housing Successes
• HUD Housing Pilot

One Model Partnership: The Healthy Living Center of Excellence

An innovative collaboration of 90+ community-based and governmental

• rganizations with a goal
• f improving better

health outcomes for adults through evidence- based programs.

Where programs happen

259 sites

91 Community Partners 2.3 workshops per site 2.8 workshops per partner

Senior Centers, 32% Housing, 31% YMCA, 9% Multicultur al, 8% Faith Based, 7% Clinical, 6% other, 7% Senior Centers Housing YMCA Multicultural Faith Based Clinical

• ther

ESMV / Winn Properties Partnership

Enhanced Support Services Program

Established by ESMV and Winn Managed Properties to provide a safe environment that empowers residents towards the following shared

• utcomes:
• Housing Stability: Ensuring all residents have the ability to age independently by

addressing and removing barriers to staying in their home and growing within the community.

• Quality Health: Supporting access and utilization of high quality healthcare and

health education towards stronger physical, mental and emotional health.

• Community Engagement: Creating and encouraging opportunities for resident

independence, engagement and leadership in support of a better quality of life.

• Supported by Winn Properties through HUD resources

Enhanced Support Services Program

Senior Resident and Family

Geriatric Support Services Coordinator Wellness Nurse Area Agency

• n Aging

Activities Manager Property Manager

AAA services

• Behavior Health Services
• Financial Resources Programs
• Home Care (as eligible)
• Nutrition Programs
• Protective Services
• SHINE Program
• Transportation (Through Partnership)

Coordinated through Geriatric Support Services Coordinator

Geriatric Support Services Coordinator

Geriatric Support Services Coordinator

• Chronic Disease Self Management Education
• Falls Prevention (Falls assessment, MOB, Tai Chi)
• Nutrition and Food Security (Healthy Eating)
• Caregiver (Savvy and Powerful Tools for Caregivers)
• Depression/Behavioral Health (Healthy IDEAS)

Wellness Nurse

• Resident consultation on healthcare questions/issues
• Facilitate wellness checks and resident-led support systems
• Coordinate for basic healthcare services to be provided regularly on site

(seasonal flu shots, blood sugar testing, blood pressure testing

• Pharmaceutical management and consultation
• Individual and group preventative healthcare education (diabetes,

arthritis, hypertension, chronic disease management)

• Nursing services will be provided between 9 a.m. and noon Monday

through Friday of each week

• Collaboration with GSSC

Thank you to our Partners