Best practice slides for gov conference mar 2016 final

1. BEST PRACTICE AWARDS
2006-2016
Commonwealth Council on Aging

2. • Beth Barber
• Mitchell Davis
• David Farnum
• Valerie Scott Price
• Roberto Quiñones
• Vernon Wildy
• Richard Lindsay, Chair
• 2 Expert Outside Reviewers
Best Practices Committee

3. • The Best Practices Awards Program is designed
to identify and recognize unique programs of
excellence.
• The awards support programs and services
that assist older adults to age in the
community.
• The awards recognize creativity in services that
foster "Livable Communities" and "Home and
Community Based Supports.”

4. • These programs may be sponsored by
providers of aging services including non-
profit organizations, universities, faith
organizations, and local governments.
• Applications may be submitted by single
organizations or a partnership including any
combination of the above.

5. • Previous winners who have received
honorable mention in a prior year without a
cash award may resubmit an application or
be nominated by another.
• The Council disseminates information on the
award winning programs throughout the
Commonwealth to encourage the replication
of these model programs.

6. • The Council wishes to congratulate award
recipients and thank all current and former
Best Practices Committee members as we
mark the 10th anniversary in 2016 of the Best
Practices Awards Program.
• Thank you to Dominion Resources for their
annual funding of the cash prizes since 2013.

7. Best Practice Awards
Commu
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Need
and
Impact
Promoti
on of
Aging in
the
Commu
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Quality
Innovati
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Inclusive
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Goal
Outcom
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Evaluatio
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Cost
Effective
ness and
Sustainab
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Potential
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Replicati
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Programs are judged in seven categories that include innovation, cost-effectiveness, ease of
replication, and their impact on the quality of life of older Virginians, caregivers and family
members.

24. Best Practices 2016 Awardees
FIRST PLACE
“You Can! Live Well, Virginia!” of Senior Connections,
the Capital Area Agency on Aging, provides a program
in the Greater Richmond region modeled after
Stanford University’s evidence-based Chronic Disease
Self-Management Program to offenders in partnership
with the Virginia Department of Corrections.

25. Best Practices 2016 Awardees
SECOND PLACE
Southern Area Agency on Aging’s Miles 4 Vets is a
door-to-door, wheelchair accessible, free
transportation service for senior and disabled
veterans in the Martinsville, Henry County and
Franklin County areas.

26. Best Practices 2016 Awardees
THIRD PLACE
Faith Works Home Repair is a collaborative effort
involving the faith community and the area agency
on aging, Mountain Empire Older Citizens (MEOC), to
address greatly needed home repairs and
modifications for low-income older people.

27. HONORABLE MENTIONS
Seniors Giving Back to Community, a program of the Burke/West
Springfield Senior Center Without Walls, which provides senior health
programs in the Springfield District, the only district without a permanent
senior center in Fairfax County.
The Adults Plus Counseling of Family Services of Roanoke Valley, a
program that offers mental health counseling, case management, including
financial management assistance and educational services, to couples or
individuals aged 55+, their families and caregivers.
The Richmond Health and Wellness Program, a partnership with
housing communities and other service organizations, which provides health
and wellness promotion and care coordination services to low-income older
and disabled adults at their place of living. Partners include Dominion Place,
the Better Housing Coalition, Virginia Commonwealth University and
Richmond Redevelopment Housing Authority.

28. Questions?
Contact Amy Marschean
Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services
bestpracticesawards@dars.virginia.gov