Home Health Care Resources

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Creation Date: 2005            

Type of Product: guide/how-to

People Required: individual

Adaptation Needed: might need to update information; guide makes assumptions about CIL PAS involvement and some models may differ by state and organization

Rural Adaptations: does not appear to be limited to urban areas

Reading Time: does not take a long time to read the document

Funding: none needed for the guide; PAs are expensive

Staff Needed: PAs; staff to assist with paperwork planning and management for some consumers

Supplies: this guide; phone/calendar/flyers for managing/hiring

Technology: may need internet access depending on advertising methods

Alone/Group: done alone or in small group

Recruitment/Attrition Risk: availability of PAs, administrative staff

Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 14

Practical As-Is for Implementation: great

URL: 

Creation Date: 2005            

Type of Product: guide/how-to

People Required: individual

Adaptation Needed: might need to update some parts of guide; guide makes some assumptions about service model that may need to be changed

Rural Adaptations: does not appear to be limited to urban areas

Reading Time: does not take a long time to read the document

Funding: none needed for the guide

Staff Needed: PAs

Supplies: this guide; anything adaptive/assistive equipment (e.g. hoyer lifts) to practice/use

Technology: need this guide, possible additional resources; can be printed

Alone/Group: done alone (with consumer) or small group to practice tasks

Recruitment/Attrition Risk: none

Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 9

Practical As-Is for Implementation: great

URL: 

Creation Date: 1998            

Type of Product: guide/how-to

People Required: individual

Adaptation Needed: older manual, may need to update some information

Rural Adaptations: does not appear to be limited to urban areas

Reading Time: does not take a long time to read the document

Funding: none needed for the guide

Staff Needed: PAs

Supplies: this guide; anything adaptive/assistive equipment (e.g. hoyer lifts) to practice/use

Technology: need this guide and other resources included; can be printed

Alone/Group: one alone (with consumer) or small group to practice tasks

Recruitment/Attrition Risk: none

Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 15

Practical As-Is for Implementation: great

URL: 

Creation Date: 2003

Type of Product: infosheet

People Required: organization

Adaptation Needed: just an overview, not a product; would need systems advocacy or organizational restructuring to adapt a PAS model

Rural Adaptations: not all models are available in all communities; cash-and-counseling is especially rare

Reading Time: does not take a long time to read the document

Funding: none needed for the guide

Staff Needed: one for guide; many to implement models

Supplies: just overview document

Technology: need this document; can be printed                                                    

Alone/Group: done alone

Recruitment/Attrition Risk: none

Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 14

Practical As-Is for Implementation: good, just a brief overview

URL:

Creation Date: 2018            

Type of Product: research; infosheet; tips

People Required: individual

Adaptation Needed: little to none needed

Rural Adaptations: may be a limited availability of certain medical professionals

Reading Time: does not take a long time to read the document

Funding: none needed for the guide

Staff Needed: some people may need support to follow medical tips or go to check-ups

Supplies: need this guide

Technology: need this guide; can be printed

Alone/Group: done alone

Recruitment/Attrition Risk: none

Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 9

Practical As-Is for Implementation: great

URL: Fact sheet collection: http://agerrtc.washington.edu/info/factsheets

For Everyone 

• Age, Hearing Loss, and Communication: What Are My Rights?
• How to Manage Disability-Related Pain as You Age
• Living Well with Age-Related Vision Loss
• Tips for Healthy Eating & Healthy Aging
• How to Reduce Stress Through Mindfulness
• How to Bounce Back
• Aging with a Disability: Tips for your Sex Life
• How to Stay Physically Active
• How to Cope with Depression
• How to Get the Most Out of Your Health Care Visits
• How to Sleep Better
• How to Find Trustworthy Health Information from the Internet
• Tips for Improving Memory & Thinking
• Employment Concerns
• How to Prevent Falls
• How to do a Lot with a Little: Managing Your Energy

For Clinicians & Providers

• How to Make Healthcare Accessible for All
• Disability Stigma & Your Patients
• Provider’s Guide for Aging Well with a Physical Disability Factsheets

Creation Date: 2015-2018           

Type of Product: infosheet; tips 

People Required: individual

Adaptation Needed: little to none needed

Rural Adaptations: some medical services and tips may be less available in rural areas

Reading Time: does not take a long time to read the document

Funding: none needed for the guide

Staff Needed: some people may need assistance completing check-ups or other advice in the guides

Supplies: need this guide and external resources mentioned

Technology: need these guides and other resources included; can be printed

Alone/Group: done alone

Recruitment/Attrition Risk: none

Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 14 (varies by guide)

Practical As-Is for Implementation: great

URL: 

How to Age Well with Secondary Problems 

Living with Spinal Cord Injury: Watching for Secondary Conditions

How to Sidestep Chronic Health Problems as You Age  

The Benefits of Staying Engaged in Life Despite Chronic Pain       

How to Age Well with Secondary Problems 

Living with Spinal Cord Injury: Watching for Secondary Conditions           

Creation Date: 2012-2016                        

Type of Product: research; infosheet; tips

People Required: individual

Adaptation Needed: some of the older research might be somewhat outdated

Rural Adaptations: some medical services and tips may be less available in rural areas

Reading Time: does not take a long time to read the document

Funding: none needed for the guide

Staff Needed: some people may need assistance completing check-ups or other advice in the guides

Supplies: need this guide and external resources mentioned

Technology: need this guide and other resources included; can be printed

Alone/Group: done alone

Recruitment/Attrition Risk: none

Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 13 (varies by infosheet)

Practical As-Is for Implementation: good

URL: Partnerships in Wellness

Creation Date: 2016            

Type of Product: workshop

People Required: organization

Adaptation Needed: may need some large changes given technology involved

Rural Adaptations: does not appear to be limited to urban areas; need for technology might limit ability to conduct in rural areas

Reading Time: 8 week course, 2 hour sessions one time per week, outside activities

Funding: some materials may not be on hand; more for rural adaptions

Staff Needed: two facilitators

Supplies: manual and many materials, all provided

Technology: internet, computer, projector, PowerPoint

Alone/Group: collaboration with RTC on Community Living at University of Minnesota to get materials

Recruitment/Attrition Risk: risk for rural communities; time/technology commitment; having a partner without disabilities

Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 12

Practical As-Is for Implementation: okay

URL: http://www.cmhsrp.uic.edu/health/weight-wellbeing.asp

Creation Date: 2011           

Type of Product: curriculum 

People Required: organization

Adaptation Needed: need to provide video facilitation (internet videos)

Rural Adaptations: does not appear to be limited to rural areas

Reading Time: eight 90-minute sessions

Funding: none needed for the guide

Staff Needed: 1-2 facilitators

Supplies: need this guide and external resources mentioned

Technology: need this guide (can be printed); online videos

Alone/Group: done alone (single organization plus participants)

Recruitment/Attrition Risk: need a more concrete how-to guide; readability

Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 12

Practical As-Is for Implementation: okay

URL: 

Creation Date: 1999            

Type of Product: infosheet; tips

People Required: individual

Adaptation Needed: language outdated (R-word), some health information might be outdated

Rural Adaptations: availability of some health resources and medical professionals may be limited

Reading Time: does not take a long time to read the document

Funding: none needed for the guide

Staff Needed: some people may need assistance completing check-ups or other advice in the guides

Supplies: need this guide

Technology: need this guide; can be printed

Alone/Group: done alone

Recruitment/Attrition Risk: none

Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 14

Practical As-Is for Implementation: okay, may generate ideas to find newer resources on topic

URL:

Creation Date: 2021          

Type of Product: curriculum, information/database, tips

People Required: individual

Adaptation Needed: little to none needed

Rural Adaptations: this guide can be printed

Reading Time: does not take a long time to read guide

Funding: none to use guide

Staff Needed: to facilitate

Supplies: this guide

Technology: can print

Alone/Group: group

Recruitment/Attrition Risk: none

Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 12

Practical As-Is for Implementation: great