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The Village Model: An Overview

The Village Model: An Overview. Andrew Scharlach, PhD Center for the Advanced Studies of Aging Services School of Social Welfare University of California, Berkeley April 26, 2011. What is a “Village”?.

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The Village Model: An Overview

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  1. The Village Model: An Overview Andrew Scharlach, PhD Center for the Advanced Studies of Aging Services School of Social Welfare University of California, Berkeley April 26, 2011

  2. What is a “Village”? “Villages are self-governing, grassroots, community-based organizations, developed with the sole purpose of enabling people to remain in their own homes and communities as they age.” [from Village-to-Village Network website]

  3. Characteristics of a “Village” Membership organization Self-governing Geographically-defined Provides or arranges services Goal = aging in place

  4. What Can Villages Do? • Improve Service Access • Meet needs • Improve ability to access needed services • Reduce cost of services • Build Community • Social engagement • Social support • Enhance Capacity • Individual functioning • Enhance physical and psychosocial well-being • Reduce likelihood of relocation • Service delivery system • Availability, accessibility, affordability, appropriateness

  5. Examples of Village Models • Service access • Front Desk Florence • Service brokerage • Beacon Hill Village • “Volunteer first” • Capitol Hill Village • Peer support • Fierce Independent Elders • Membership-based case management • ElderHelp of San Diego

  6. 2010 Village Demographic SurveyFindings: Membership & Dues • Nearly all Villages offer options for both individual or household membership • 51% of memberships are individual memberships • 43% are household memberships • Average annual individual dues = approx $430 • Average annual household dues = approx $600

  7. 2010 Village Demographic SurveyFindings: Discounted memberships • 60% of Villages offer discounted memberships • 13% of members have discounted memberships • Income cut-off for an individual discounted membership varies from a low of $16,000/yr to almost $55,000/yr • Most Villages offer services for a reduced fee to those who meet income requirements

  8. Primary Source of Funding Gifts 40% Fees 37% Grants 13% Public funds 10%

  9. 90% of Village members are 65 or older

  10. Villages vs U.S. : A Comparison (He, Sengupta, Velkoff, & DeBarros, 2005; Callis & Cavanaugh, 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, 2005)

  11. Thank You! Andrew Scharlach, PHD Center for the Advanced Study of Aging Services scharlach@berkeley.edu 510 642-3285

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