NATIONAL POLICY FORUM 2012

STRENGTH FOR LIFE PROGRAM COTA PRESENTATION by Rosetta Rosa

A program which unites your: Body Mind

Spirit and soul

How will you live your life today - for tomorrow?

Preventative Health Restoring and building health

Delivering to the consumer needs Working with communities Partnerships and sustainability

Inclusive of all older people

Strength for Life Program is about:

What is Strength for Life (SFL)?

COTA initiative

Department of Health

Since 2004

Centre for Physical Activity in Ageing

Progressive resistance physical activity for 50+

Designed to match the individual needs

A framework around ongoing life cycles and functional to improve lifestyle needs of the individual

Expert practitioners are invited as needed e.g. exercise physiologist, physiotherapist

Unique Features of SFL

Anchored with Partners who engage only with certified instructors

Group participation Individual programs are constructed within

an overall group program Time and duration is not of the essence Balance exercises are integrated Research and evidence based Evidence is used for ongoing program

enhancement

Who is the SFL Participant?

The consumer 50+ All gender CaLD Is starting to or has commenced a mind shift Often present with one or more chronic

condition Have or are at risk of falls including repeat

Snapshot of SFL Activity

2004 - 2012 7000 consumers Average age 68 29% males but this increases pending when

session are held 62 venues 17 regional centres excluding satellite

locations 250 group programmed session per week

What is an SFL Partner?

An organisation

Organisation has an interface with older people

Similar orientation to COTA’s mantra Location and environment is not

critical

Comparison - Metro VS Regional

Differences with regional SFL programs:

Greater instructor pool to choose from

Transport is generally not an issue

Access to more equipment Ongoing Training is more

accessible Larger population for

sustainability

Similarities with regional SFL programs:

Supported by an overarching body (health service, local council)

SFL is often offered as a community service not a commercial initiative

Instructors are subcontracted, not on staff

What makes SFL sustainable?

1. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Every Generation Festival

Clubs & Networking

Building synergy across groups

Social capital

Consumers

Policy & Advocacy and Services

2. CONSUMER TO CONSUMER

Volunteers

Consumer to consumer

Sustainable

Grass root

Policy and Advocacy and Services

3. PARTNERSHIPS

Service providers

Aged care

Quality Assurance

Training and support

Audit and feedback

Policy and Advocacy and Services

Consumer Participation

Pillar 3

3. PARTNERSHIPS

Service providers Aged care Quality Assurance Training and support Audit and feedback Policy and Advocacy and Services

SFL stakeholders and collaboration

Stake Holder 1 type - Healthy Community Initiatives (HCI)

Coordinators of HCI HCI seeding funds Stake Holder 2 type - Do it for Life Education Coordinators

Educate consumers at risk e.g. Obesity Prevention and Lifestyle (OPAL) 8 - 10 weeks

Refer Promote

SFL stakeholders and collaboration (cont.)

Stake Holder 3 type - Falls Prevention Agencies

Referral for preventive and restorative outcomes

Stake Holder 4 type - Division of General Practices, Country Health SA

Referral Promote

Stake Holder 5 type - Centre for Physical Activity in Ageing

Referral Promote Research and education

Three Strength for Life participants

Exemplify Wellbeing Body and Mind

SFL consumers in action

Evaluation Outcomes 2009 two evaluations Fundamentals for success:

Fun, safe and effective

Every day life environments are akin to sustainability

Partnerships and alliances are critical

Shared vision and a shared language amongst all parties is paramount

Evidence based training, support and ongoing evaluation and monitoring is fundamental

Incorporate your volunteer management framework

Jo Boylan ACH Group Manager Milpara and Highercomb Residential Services

A word from our partners

“The key change required within our community is to adopt a mindset for health ageing and to embrace healthy ageing across the life course.

The Strength for Life Program is fabulous and the people who have engaged in the program have adopted a mindset ... the program really works well with community coming together into a facility such as aged care residential.”

Jo Boylan

Mindshift

Ageing is no barrier to adopting a wellbeing mantra

We need leaders who can think beyond the immediate

Strength for Life Program has no start or end

It is a way of living throughout your spectrum of life

Where to from here?

What title would you give this presentation that captures… a spectrum of life building and sharing social capital working with like minded leaders and

innovators

So what does this mean for me personally and as a leader?

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Thank you for participating today

Presenter

Ms Rosetta Rosa Strategy and Development Manager

COTA 16 Hutt Street ADELAIDE SA 5000 Tel: 08 8232 0422