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"The Real Impacts That AAAs are Making:" Developing Measures of Area Agency on Aging Success.
- Source :
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Journal of Aging & Social Policy . 2024, Vol. 36 Issue 3, p399-422. 24p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- The more than 600 Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) throughout the U.S. are as diverse as the communities they serve, making it challenging to establish indicators of success that are not simply compliance-focused. This study builds agreement among AAAs to identify impactful, feasible, and measurable indicators of success. A mixed methods study was conducted with two surveys of AAA experts to identify indicators of success; assessments of those indicators' impact, feasibility, and measurability; and virtual focus groups to interpret findings. Most indicators that had the potential for high impact received low feasibility and measurability scores. AAAs want more technical assistance, funding, and staffing resources from their states and the Administration on Aging to make data collection and analysis less burdensome and more outcome-oriented. State Units on Aging and the Administration on Aging can use the study findings to improve assessments of AAAs without placing undue burdens on staff attempting to demonstrate their impact. This study can help to identify future priorities regarding AAA assessments and innovations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *SUCCESS
*NONPROFIT organizations
*PATIENT selection
*HUMAN services programs
*DIFFUSION of innovations
*RESEARCH funding
*FOCUS groups
*DATA analysis
*QUALITATIVE research
*HUMAN research subjects
*COMMUNITIES
*QUANTITATIVE research
*CHI-squared test
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*EXPERIMENTAL design
*AGING
*ACQUISITION of data
*RESEARCH methodology
*NEEDS assessment
*QUALITY assurance
*DELPHI method
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08959420
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Aging & Social Policy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 176582282
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2023.2197563