Normandale Center for Healing & Wholeness

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Normandale Center for Healing & Wholeness

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Normandale Center for Healing & Wholeness. Center is a Community Resource 12 years and counting…. 501(c)(3) nonprofit Church provides office space and classrooms Open to all. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Normandale Center for Healing & Wholeness

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Center is a Community Resource

12 years and counting…

– 501(c)(3) nonprofit– Church provides office

space and classrooms– Open to all

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Mission: To “walk with” seniors in transition and their family caregivers to support

health in spirit, mind, and body

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5 part-time Staff & 100+ Volunteers make the Center

work!

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Core Service: Volunteer help

Driver volunteers and volunteer care teams for errands

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Core Service: Parish Nurse organizes Health education, wellness,

screening & prevention

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Core Service: Resource Coordination

Information & referral includes

one-on-one meetings with senior and his/her family to

discuss options

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Our 12 member Board of Directors guide and inspire . . .

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From a Pilot with volunteers giving rides to 18 elders in 1998,

the Center now serves over 540 people a year.

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Grant funded collaborative project that started

six years ago.

CarePartners in

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Organizations Add Value and Expertise

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Our “Walking With” Model of Community-based Support

Emerges

Parish Nurse

Support

Older Adult & family members

Resource Coordination

(I&R)

Organized Volunteer Support

(includes rides)

Prevention Pgrms/Scrning Cgvr

Ed/Trng

Education

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Our Desired Impact

Informed choices

Better connections

Additional supports

Prevention and

wellness

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Our own Senior Self-Assessment Tool helps

begin the relationship and formalize our process of “walking with” elders.

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Seniors learn about and make use of resources in the

community

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Screenings & Education enriched

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Seniors make small changes due to participating in health

education, balance classes, and other group learning

Small changes can have a big impact!

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Results: Seniors & Family Members

• Higher awareness of strengths/capabilities

• Greater confidence in knowledge about local services and how to connect to them

• Evidence of prevention and planning ahead behaviors

• Greater use of volunteer supports

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Example: Fewer Falls

66%75%

34%25%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

No Yes

Fallen in Last Year, 1st Cohort

Assmnt #1 Assmnt #2

Cost of one fall is expensive, both in healthcare dollars and in impairment of the older person

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Changes Reported by Participants %

I feel more aware of what is available to me (services & options) when I need it

92%

Educated me or my family members about certain conditions or diseases

85%

Helped me change the way I do things at home (e.g., safety, nutrition/meals, etc)

62%

I made a new friend(s) 62%

Helped me get new services/information for myself or a loved one

46%

Helped me with stress management & coping 46%

I found new ways to manage my activities of daily living to be independent

46%

Helped me with issues such as planning to make a move, health insurance, financial issues, or legal issues

31%

Got family members or friends more involved in helping out 23%

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Fairview Crosstown & Normandale

Project 2009-2010• 30-35 patients take part in the

Center’s healthy aging courses• Participate in assessment, resource

coordination• Connect to volunteers • Have senior and his/her adult

children sign on to Partners in Care Electronic resource tool

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NEW!Partners in Care E-

Tool…

An electronic resource that allows a senior or family member to

create an action plan, find resources, learn about prevention

and organize support.https://normandalepic.org

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Creates a tailored Assessment, Action Plan and Profile

Communication Tool

Directory of Resources & Education

Personalized “Network of Care” Organizer

Partners in Care Resource Tool Features:

https://normandalepic.org

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Username _____________

Password ___________

Each person has his/her own unique username and password. Every person must

be connected to a senior called

“Community Member”

https://normandalepic.orgLogin

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Welcome! to your Partners in Care Resource, brought to you by

                                             

                         

                   This Partners in Care personal web site can help you by:

. Identifying needs and strengths

. Making a plan

. Organizing help and support

. Finding resources and services

. Informing friends and family

. Knowing about upcoming events and keeping track of them

. Offering educational materials and information

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Menu

My InformationMy Partners in

CareMy AssessmentMy Action PlanMy NotesMy Profile My ResourcesMy EducationEvents

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Personalized “Partners in Care”

• List of family members, caregivers, helpers, and emergency contacts

• Agencies you choose to list can review personal profile to understand issues and respond more proactively to requests

Partners in Care Resource Tool Feature:

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My Partners in Care

• Like social networking concept, but on a small scale and focused on maintaining independence and/or finding help

• The family, friends, neighbors, yard-work person, home care provider, or others are “Partners”

• Contact information – handy for family• Add to the list as desired

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Tailored Assessment, Action Plan and Profile

• Each senior completes the personal Self-assessment

• Responses generate an Action plan with suggested steps

• Tool automatically creates a Profile of the person based on the assessment

Partners in Care Resource Tool Features:

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My Assessment

• Provides a snapshot of current status

• Complete one once every 6-9 months or when there is significant change in condition

• Supplements your own ideas and observations

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6 Categories of Focus + Goals

1. Nutrition, Sleep, Exercise 2. Living Arrangement3. Activities of Daily Living4. Health & Medical5. Falls & Pain6. Emotion & Feelings

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Action Plan

• Is automatically generated based on person’s responses to the assessment questions

• Is based on Normandale’s actual experience in “walking with” elders and family members

• Symbol of traffic light used to indicate areas of focus/concern and strengths

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Communication

•Senior, Family members, and Helpers can add a note to the Notes section

•If listed in the “Partners in Care,” a staff member from an agency or other organization can also view the notes and see the person’s profile.

Partners in Care Resource Tool Features:

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Education and Resource Directory

•Direct connection to state’s database of resources

•Educational materials to improve health, nutrition, exercise and independence

Partners in Care Resource Tool Features:

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Resources

Directly links to the state of Minnesota live database of over 37,000 resources (separate small window pops up on screen)

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My Education

Can open documents on the screen related to topics such as nutrition, falls prevention, transportation, etc.

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Our Desired Impact

Informed choices

Better connections

Additional supports

Prevention and

wellness

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Project Timeframe

• Project continues through end of 2010

• We hope every senior learns new things related to wellness and prevention

• Looking for feedback on how the electronic resource tool has helped seniors and families (how it was used, suggestions for changes)

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For More Information Contact:

Deborah PaoneExecutive Director

Normandale Center for Healing & Wholeness

952-929-1697 ext [email protected]

www.healing.normluth.org