Implementation of Fall Prevention Intervention Plan The purpose of the falls prevention intervention at Westminster Winter Park Independent Living Community is to raise the awareness of individuals and the community on the problem of falls among older adults and how to prevent a fall. The main goals of the implementation are to reduce the number of fall events and prevent falls from happening among the residences who are 65 years old and older in the community. The goals can be achieved by utilizing an educational printed material on falls prevention. In addition, Westminster Winter Park Community may as well as incorporate other existing activities to facilitate the use of the printed materials. It is essential that all parties of community
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According to CDC (2011), an evaluation plan is a description of how the program is monitored and evaluated as well as how the result of the evaluation can be used to improve the program. There are two kinds of evaluation: formative and summative evaluation. Formative evaluation is conducted during the implementation plan and intends to improve the process of implementation; summative evaluation is typically conducted at the end of the implementation and focuses on the outcome to determine the merit of the implementation plan (Bowen, 2014).
The evaluation of this project are completed within the scopes of formative evaluation and summative evaluation. At the initial phrase of the implementation plan, the printed educational materials are delivered to each apartment. The information on the printed material consists of fall risk self-screening questions, how to prevent a fall, group-based exercise schedules, as well as encouraging the residences to receive a home hazard screening by OT and physical assessment by trained PT. This printed material will be delivered every two weeks for three months. The formative evaluation is completed at the end of first and the second month of the implementation; in contrast, the summative evaluation is conducted at the end of third …show more content…
To evaluate an effectiveness of the printed educational material on falls prevention among older adults ages 65 and older in this community is conducted by comparing the collected information at the beginning, 1-month, 2-month, and 3-month period. By analyzing these data, it shows the trends of number of falls or near fall episode, participants in exercise programs, home-screening request, physical assessment request, and home hazard problem during the implementation period of three months. This result of the analyzed data can help to determine whether or not the falls prevention printed educational material is an effective intervention in reducing number of falls among the target group and what needs to be done in order to improve the
According to CDC (2011), an evaluation plan is a description of how the program is monitored and evaluated as well as how the result of the evaluation can be used to improve the program. There are two kinds of evaluation: formative and summative evaluation. Formative evaluation is conducted during the implementation plan and intends to improve the process of implementation; summative evaluation is typically conducted at the end of the implementation and focuses on the outcome to determine the merit of the implementation plan (Bowen, 2014).
The evaluation of this project are completed within the scopes of formative evaluation and summative evaluation. At the initial phrase of the implementation plan, the printed educational materials are delivered to each apartment. The information on the printed material consists of fall risk self-screening questions, how to prevent a fall, group-based exercise schedules, as well as encouraging the residences to receive a home hazard screening by OT and physical assessment by trained PT. This printed material will be delivered every two weeks for three months. The formative evaluation is completed at the end of first and the second month of the implementation; in contrast, the summative evaluation is conducted at the end of third …show more content…
To evaluate an effectiveness of the printed educational material on falls prevention among older adults ages 65 and older in this community is conducted by comparing the collected information at the beginning, 1-month, 2-month, and 3-month period. By analyzing these data, it shows the trends of number of falls or near fall episode, participants in exercise programs, home-screening request, physical assessment request, and home hazard problem during the implementation period of three months. This result of the analyzed data can help to determine whether or not the falls prevention printed educational material is an effective intervention in reducing number of falls among the target group and what needs to be done in order to improve the