Performance Measurement
Demonstrating the efficient and effective use of resources is a hallmark of sound publicly-funded programs. This can be accomplished through the development of well thought-out performance metrics and strategies for collecting meaningful data. Such data can provide confidence that expended resources are yielding maximum results, document that services are benefitting consumers, and make the case to funders, policy makers and other stakeholders that the initiative is worthy of ongoing support. Performance measurement can also help monitor and manage programs and inform budgetary and strategic planning.
The information on this page is meant to assist Lifespan Respite grantees and their partners engage in the development of well-thought out and useful performance measurement plans as they implement activities under their Lifespan Respite grants or work to sustain these activities once federal funds are expended. The information should prove useful to others providing respite services as well.
Also included on this page is the Lifespan Respite Care Program Information and Data Collection Tool for Lifespan Respite Grantees.
Recommendations for Developing Performance Metrics for State Lifespan Respite Programs
The guide provides a roadmap with tools and step-by-step suggestions for developing a performance measurement plan that will reflect the unique goals, activities and approaches undertaken by State Lifespan Respite grantees and their partners. It defines and provides examples of performance targets and suggestions for measuring them. Finally, it offers examples of how grantees can plan and document their individual program’s performance targets and collect appropriate data for measurement and reporting purposes. Although all grantees are held accountable for the goals and objectives identified in their grant proposals, there is no requirement for grantees...
Performance Measurement/Evaluation Resources/Measurement Tools
Designing and Implementing a Needs Assessment
Presentation by Brian F. Geiger, EdD, FAAHE & Marcia R. O’Neal, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Education, College of Arts and Sciences and Center for Educational Accountability…
Setting Goals to Maximize Your Respite Time
Developed by the North Carolina Lifespan Respite Project at the NC Division of Aging and Adult Services This tool was developed for use by family caregivers receiving respite from community…
Nebraska Lifespan Respite Caregiver Survey
Developed by the University of Nebraska Medical Center for the NE Lifespan Respite Care Network The survey was designed for caregivers receiving NE Lifespan Respite Subsidy funds; with Supplemental Questions.…
Delaware Lifespan Respite Care Network RespiteOnline Referral Service Evaluation Form
Developed by the Delaware Lifespan Respite Care Network to evaluate satisfaction with the RespiteOnline Service.
Alabama Retrospective Pre and Post Test Survey Form
Developed by Alabama Lifespan Respite and UCP of Huntsville and the Tennessee Valley HEARTS (Health, Emergency, And Respite Treatment Service) provides home-based respite to caregivers of children birth to 19…
Watson Institute CareBreak Pre Service and Post Service Surveys
Developed by the CareBreak Volunteer Respite Care Program for children with disabilities at the Watson Institute The Pre-Survey was administered immediately after match with volunteer respite provider and the Post-Survey…
Nebraska Lifespan Respite Network: Producing Positive Outcomes for Families, 2015-2017
Final Evaluation Report from University of Nebraska Medical Center, Munroe-Meyer Institute (UNMC-MMI) and Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services The purpose of the evaluation of the Nebraska Lifespan Respite…
Successful State Approaches for Measuring Lifespan Respite Outcomes
2015 Lifespan Respite Grantee and Partner Learning Symposium, Washington, DC. Presented By: Emily Kearns, MA Lifespan Respite Coalition and Joyce Pohlman, TX Department of Aging and Disability Services
More Nationally Recognized Tools:
See these websites for validated measurement and assessment tools:
Compendium of Annotated Tools, FRIENDS National Resource Center for Community-based Child Abuse Prevention.
Time for Living and Caring: Making Respite Services Work for You! from researchers at the University of Utah includes assessment tools and scales for Satisfaction with Caregiving (p 6), Positive Aspects of Caregiving (p 6), and Modified Caregiver Burden Inventory (p 4).
Assessing Caregiver Stress, Burden and Coping (APA)- overview
Brown University Toolkit of Instruments to Measure End-of-Life Care
- Screening and Assessment Tools for Child Welfare
- Coping Health Inventory For Parents
- Perceived benefits of caregiving
- Perceived Support Scale
- Picot Caregiver Rewards Scale
- Revised Scale for Caregiving Self-Efficacy
- Assessing Behavior, Observation and Functioning in Care Recipients
- Assessing Health Problems
- Cognitive Problem Assessment Tools
- Quality of Care Measures
- Evaluating Care Recipient Mental Health
- Impact on Family Scale
- The Psychosocial Assessment Tool
- Parenting Stress Index
- Family Burden of Injury Interview
References
American Psychological Association, Public Interest Directorate. Caregiver Assessment Tools.
Family Caregiver Alliance and Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging (2012; 2nd Edition). Selected Caregiver Assessment Measures: A Resource Inventory for Practitioners
Lund, D; Wright, SD; Caserta, M; Utz, R; Lindfelt, C; Montoro-Rodriguez, J; and Shon, H (2014). Time for Living and Caring, Making Respite Services Work for You.
US Administration on Aging. Performance Measurement Outcome Project (POMP).