Status Report on AoA Evaluation and Statistical Initiatives
Saadia Greenberg
U.S. Administration on Aging
March 12, 2008

AoA Planning Scheme
Mission and Vision:  Elder Independence and Dignity in the Community
Strategic Priorities, Principles and Goals (LTC):  
Improved Access 
Active and Healthy Elders 
Support to Families 
Protection of Rights and Dignity 
Program Integration 
Evidence-Based Programs 
Consumer Choice and Control
Measures:  Efficiency, Outcomes, Targeting
Program Objectives
Program Activities: AoA, State, Local, Resource Centers, etc.

SOME SUCCESS
PART Score of 85 - "Effective" Rating
(Highest Possible Rating)
President’s Budget
OMB Approval of Revised SPR
Statistical Analysis, Studies, Surveys, R&D Projects underway
Improved Partnerships with States and AAAs


Effort Produces Results
AoA Featured in the President’s Budget
Highest Possible  PART Rating
All Green on PMA Scorecard
Can Demonstrate Increased Productivity for Measured Programs
88% of Caregivers Say OAA Services Help Them Care Longer
30% of OAA Clients are Nursing Home Eligible
Title III Efficiency Increased Each Year Since 1999
Broad Support of Program Development Efforts


Challenges Remain
Data Improvements
Continued Implementation of Revised SPR 
Focused Evaluations
Improved Measures
More Rigorous Analysis
Improved Data Dissemination

Work In Progress
Fourth National Survey
New POMP
State Reporting Tool
Census Data
Program Evaluations
Data Integration Project

National Surveys
First and Second National Surveys 
Analysis of First on GPRA.NET Site
Data available on AGID web site 
Very High Satisfaction Rates
Interesting Differences Regarding Caregivers
Third National Survey
Fewer Surveys, Larger Samples
Sub-national Data Sought
Caregivers, HDM and Transportation (w/other mods)
Major Source of GPRA/PART Analysis
Major Data Source for Title III-B Evaluation
Data available on AGID; Analysis report will be posted shortly on www.results.aoa.gov

AAA Survey
Surveyed All 655 AAAs About: 
Funding sources   ~~   Staffing and clients 
I and A		  ~~   Case management 
Partner agencies   ~~   Single-entry points 
HPDP		  ~~   Challenges to integration
Over 80% response
Data Available on AGID

POMP
Transition Year for POMP
Continue Reduced Standard POMP
Initiate Advanced POMP
Standard POMP
Recipient-Based Surveys (not service-based)
New Service Provider Survey
Adjust the focus of the POMP Web site
Advanced POMP
New Method to Quantify Program Impact
Associate Impact to Program Costs

State Reporting Tool
Software to Edit and Transmit SPR to AoA
Replaces SPRDIA and Sverify
Vendor Used by Many States:  SYNERGY
Product Increases State Flexibility
WEB Version and Install Version for States
XML and Dbase Formats
Successfully Released in 2005
On-Line Training and TA Provided
National Version for AoA use developed

Program Information Study
Improve Data Management Network Wide to:
Identify Common Data Needs
Eliminate Duplicate Reporting by Seniors
Unduplicated Counts through System Upgrades
Realize Economies of Scale with Competition
Data collection complete
Final Report available on Results.AoA.Gov

AoA Census Data
Special Tabulation on Aging 2000
Data Tables on:  income, poverty, disabilities, race and ethnicity, education, etc.
Data for States, PSAs, Counties, Cities, Other Places, and Census Tracts
Sent to States, AAAs - Excel Format
Available on AoA web site
Annual Population Estimates figures (age, sex, race, ethnicity) for the US, states, and counties
Compiled annually by AoA and posted on AoA web site and AGID (county data posting to AGID in progress)
ACS Tabulation –2004, 2005, 2006
Significant State Data for Non-Census Year
Detailed Tables of Characteristics by Age
Available in Excel on AGID (data.aoa.gov)
Future ACS Tabulations as ACS replaces the Decennial “Long Form” sample data


Program Evaluations 
III-D (Disease Prevention and Health Promotion) complete; 
III-B (Supportive Services) complete 
Nutrition Programs/Native American programs evaluation  in design phase
Research Questions Based on AoA SP and PART 
AoA Staff Involvement Pre and Post Contracting
Generate Broad-Based Information to Support Program Improvement and Development within AoA and Throughout the Network
Major Emphasis Will Be on Dissemination
Evaluation Studies Web Site WWW.Results.AoA.Gov
Fact Sheets for Studies

Data Integration Project
AGID – Aging Integrated Database:  
SPR, NORS, POMP National Surveys, AAA Survey, Financial Data, Census Population Estimates and annual ACS survey data
Annual and Ad Hoc Analysis of Integrated Data
Development of New AoA Data Dissemination Capabilities, esp. Internet-Based
Available at WWW.Data.AoA.Gov