Benjamin Rose Institute

UNDERSTANDING SELF-NEGLECT IN ADULT HEALTHCARE PATIENTS AND EVALUATING A NEW INTERVENTION TO PREVENT IT

DEVELOPING AND EVALUATING OKLAHOMA'S FIRST ELDER SHELTER PROGRAM FOR APS CLIENTS: COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING WITH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES

DEVELOPING AND TESTING AN INNOVATIVE APS CARE COORDINATION PRACTICE FOR ALLEGED VICTIMS AND PERPETRATORS OF CARETAKER NEGLECT

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?23 SCP PROGRAM. YOUR 2022?23 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 26.4%.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

EXPANSION OF DEMENTIA-CAPABLE COMMUNITIES WITHIN URBAN AND RURAL SETTINGS IN OHIO USING EVIDENCE-BASED AND -INFORMED PROGRAMMING

THE BENJAMIN ROSE INSTITUTE ON AGING ESTABLISHED IN 1908 AS A NON-PROFIT, NON-SECTARIAN COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY IS REGARDED AS A LEADER IN ASSISTING OLDER ADULTS' AGE WITH SELF-RESPECT. THE AGENCY MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH, INDEPENDENCE, AND DIGNITY OF OLDER ADULTS BY RAISING THE STANDARDS FOR QUALITY CARE. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES, RESEARCH, RESIDENTIAL CARE, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY THROUGHOUT CUYAHOGA COUNTY. THE INSTITUTE BEGAN SPONSORING SCP IN 1981 AS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION NOW KNOWN AS ELDERCARE SERVICES INSTITUTE. IN 2018, BENJAMIN ROSE INSTITUTE ON AGING CELEBRATED ITS 110TH ANNIVERSARY. MOVING FORWARD, THE ORGANIZATION IS POSITIONED TO REMAIN A THOUGHT LEADER, TO LEAD INNOVATION IN SERVICE DELIVERY FOR OLDER ADULTS AND FAMILIES, AND TO EXPAND ITS POSITIVE IMPACT IN NORTHEAST OHIO AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM STAFF CONSISTS OF PROJECT DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATOR), FELICIA ADAMS, WHO OFFICIALLY ASSUMED THE ROLE IN OCTOBER 2016. ALONG WITH A BACHELOR DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY, FELICIA EARNED A MASTER'S IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION FROM CSU LEVIN COLLEGE OF URBAN AFFAIRS. ALONG WITH HER FORMAL EDUCATION, SHE EARNED A CERTIFICATE IN VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT. FELICIA BRINGS HER VAST KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IN A MULTITUDE OF RELATABLE FIELDS: PUBLIC HEALTH, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, BUDGETING, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, RESEARCH, AND PUBLIC POLICY. SHE ALSO HAS A PASSION FOR EDUCATION, CHILDREN'S RIGHTS AND REDUCING HEALTH DISPARITIES. PROGRAM COORDINATOR -- GWENDOLYN BYRD JOINED THE PROGRAM IN JUNE 2009. SHE GRADUATED FROM CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY IN 1974 WITH A DEGREE IN MATH AND A MINOR IN EDUCATION. MRS. BYRD BEGAN HER CAREER AS AN ENGINEER. GWEN RETURNED TO CLEVELAND AND RETIRED IN THE SUMMER 1998. SINCE THEN SHE HAS DEMONSTRATED A WILLINGNESS TO LEARN THE PROGRAM AND EDUCATE OUR VOLUNTEERS ON THE FUNDAMENTALS OF BEING A SENIOR COMPANION. HER LEVEL OF ORGANIZATION, SKILLED DATA COLLECTION AND VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT HAS BEEN INVALUABLE. TRAINING SPECIALIST- IN FEBRUARY 2017 SCP WELCOMED MICHELE DEFOREST AS OUR SCP TRAINING SPECIALIST. MRS. DEFOREST HAS SERVED AS COORDINATOR FOR THE SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT AT BENJAMIN ROSE FOR OVER 20 YEARS. ALONG WITH HER ORGANIZATION SKILLS, COORDINATION ABILITIES, AND ENGAGING PERSONALITY, MICHELE HAS KNOWLEDGE OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT WILL BE VITAL TO MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE CLIENTS AND VOLUNTEERS. SHE HAS ALREADY USED HER ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERTISE TO IMPROVE THE RECORDKEEPING FOR SCP AND INCREASE THE ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE OF OUR DATABASES. MICHELE IS THE PRIMARY RECORD-KEEPER, DOCUMENT TRACKER, AND ORIENTATION LEADER FOR NEW VOLUNTEERS. ADDITIONALLY MICHELE ASSISTS WITH IN-SERVICE PLANNING AND VOLUNTEER INTERVIEWS. THE FINANCE DIVISION OF BENJAMIN ROSE INSTITUTE SUPPORTS SCP'S FISCAL MANAGEMENT. CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS ARE READILY ACCESSIBLE ASSISTING PROJECT DIRECTOR IN MONITORING OF PROGRAM FUNDS, PROVIDING TECHNICAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, MONTHLY REPORTS, PERSONALIZED INTERACTION AND GUIDANCE. FINANCIAL EDGE IS THE INSTITUTE'S FISCAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SOFTWARE USED THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION TO REGULARLY MONITOR AND TRACK AGENCY AND PROGRAM TRANSACTIONS. ELDERCARE SERVICES' VICE-PRESIDENT COLLABORATES WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS OF REGIONAL AGING NETWORKS DEVELOPING SUSTAINED PARTNERSHIPS TO ENHANCE PROGRAM VISIBILITY. THE INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT & MARKETING DIVISION ASSISTS WITH FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, PUBLICITY, MARKETING OF SERVICES AND BROCHURES. THE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION STAFF CONDUCTS RESEARCH STUDIES TO EXPLORE AND EVALUATE SERVICES AND BEST PRACTICES IN THE CARE AND WELL-BEING OF OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED THROUGH INVITATIONS TO PRESENT NATIONALLY. IN 2018, THE DEPARTMENT WAS AWARDED A GRANT THROUGH CNCS TO TRAIN SCP PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF OHIO, WITH OUR OWN PROGRAM BEING THE FIRST

AGING STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT PROJECT FOR THE AGING NETWORK

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2025?26 SCP PROGRAM. YOUR 2025?26 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 14.27%. YOU ARE APPROVED FOR PRE-AWARD COSTS BEGINNING JULY 1, 2025. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING PRE-AWARD COSTS RELATED TO VOLUNTEERS ARE NOT APPROVED: ? VOLUNTEER STIPENDS ? VOLUNTEER REIMBURSEMENTS SUCH AS MEALS, TRAVEL, AND RECOGNITION

STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION: A CROSS-SECTOR INTERAGENCY INITIATIVE FOR EARLY INTERVENTION, IMPROVED OUTCOMES, AND SYSTEMIC CAPACITY BUILDING - BENJAMIN ROSE IS PARTNERING WITH THE CUYAHOGA COUNTY DIVISION OF SENIOR AND ADULT SERVICES AND THE CUYAHOGA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT TO ADDRESS THE RAPIDLY INCREASING NUMBER OF OLDER ADULTS EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION (FE). THE GOALS OF THE THREE-YEAR PROJECT ARE TO: 1) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A CROSS-SECTOR INTERAGENCY PROGRAM TO STRENGTHEN THE RESPONSE TO FE BY: EFFECTIVELY IDENTIFYING AND INTERVENING EARLY IN CASES OF FE; MEASURABLY IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING OR AT RISK OF FE; AND DEVELOPING COMMUNITY-WIDE CAPACITY TO ADDRESS FE THROUGH COLLABORATION AND EDUCATION; AND 2) EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CROSS-SECTOR INTERAGENCY PROGRAM BY DETERMINING WHETHER THE PROGRAM INCREASES THE NUMBER OF FE CASES OPENED BY APS; IMPROVES OUTCOMES FOR ADULTS EXPERIENCING AND/OR AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING FE; AND CREATES COMMUNITY-WIDE CAPACITY TO ADDRESS FE. THE OBJECTIVES ARE TO: ESTABLISH THE AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS NECESSARY TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT THIS COLLABORATIVE PROJECT; DEVELOP A CROSS-SECTOR INTERAGENCY PROGRAM TO ADDRESS FE; IMPLEMENT A CROSS-SECTOR INTERAGENCY PROGRAM TO SERVE INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING OR AT RISK OF FE; MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CROSS-SECTOR INTERAGENCY PROGRAM; AND DISSEMINATE FINDINGS LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY. ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES INCLUDE REFERRING RESCREENED CASES TO APS; IMPROVING SAFETY, FINANCIAL STABILITY, SERVICE ACCESS, AND REDUCING REPEAT VICTIMIZATION THROUGH THE CROSS-SECTOR INTERAGENCY INTERVENTION; AND EXPANDING PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY, ENHANCING COLLABORATION, AND FOSTERING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT VIA THE CUYAHOGA COUNTY FE TASK FORCE. EXPECTED PRODUCTS INCLUDE INTAKE AND CASE MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENTS AND CLIENT INTERVIEWS, TRAININGS THAT ARE DEVELOPED FOR SPECIALIZED PROJECT STAFF, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS DEVELOPED BY THE TASK FORCE, A FINAL REPORT, PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES, A WEBINAR, AND A CLEAN COPY OF THE FINAL DATASET FOR ACL.