robin darton, on behalf of the pssru team

DH Supported Schemes: Self-Completed or Interviewer-

Administered Tools; and Staff or Residents as Respondents?

Robin Darton,on behalf of the PSSRU Team

Symposium: Capturing Daily Life in Retirement Developments: Methodological Issues; British Society of Gerontology Annual

Conference, Sheffield, 6-8 September 2007

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PSSRU Evaluation of the Extra Care Housing Initiative: Project

Team Professor Ann Netten Robin Darton Theresia Bäumker Jacquetta Holder Lisa Nash Ann-Marie Towers Jane Dennett Lesley Cox 16 local researchers

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The Extra Care Housing Initiative:

PSSRU Evaluation (22 Schemes) 2004/05

2 retirement villages: 250 & 270 units9 newbuild/remodelled: 432 units (37-75)

2005/062 retirement villages: 124 & 225 units9 newbuild/remodelled: 372 units (35-48)

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PSSRU Evaluation: Aims

Short- and long-term outcomes for residents and schemes (JRF)

Comparative costs (JRF) Factors associated with costs and

effectiveness Role in overall balance of care Impact of scheme design on quality of life

(EPSRC – PSSRU/Sheffield)

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PSSRU Evaluation:Opening Dates (as at July 2007)

2006 2007 (open)

2007 (not yet

open)

2008 2009

2004/05

7 1 3

2005/06

2 5 3 1

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PSSRU Evaluation:Main Study and JRF Study

Design Moving in

Assessment information (staff records) Resident questionnaire (self-completion/interview)

6 months Assessment info follow-up & services (residents/staff) JRF study interviews (4 residents, 2 staff)

12 months JRF study survey (all residents) & up to 250 interviews

18 months (assessment info follow-up as at 6 months) Financial information (LA & RSL)

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PSSRU Evaluation:Additional Studies

Rowanberries, Bradford: Costs to all stakeholders before/after move in (JRF)

SCEAM-Extra: Develop SCEAM for practical use and extend to sheltered/extra care housing (EPSRC – PSSRU/Sheffield)

Assessment information & Resident questionnaire for second scheme in Wakefield (Wakefield MDC/Hanover)

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PSSRU Evaluation:Issues for Data Collection

Changing timetable of scheme opening Timing of initial data collection No assessment for purchasers – need profile Scale of study: no. of schemes and residents Multiple agencies, differing over time &

schemes Priorities of different agencies Consent prior to/during interview & response Replacements for deaths/movers

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PSSRU Evaluation:Role of Local Researcher

Liaison between PSSRU and scheme Contact with scheme manager and staff Contact residents and explain research Obtain consent/ensure obtained Deliver forms and undertake interviews Maintain spreadsheet record Maintain contact with scheme