Community Needs Assessment

Appendices

Appendix G - Summary Report

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First Nations and Inuit Home and Community Care Community Needs Assessment Summary Report
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1. Description of the Needs Assessment Process

Introduction:

• Identify the purpose of the needs assessment, e.g. to identify the home and community care needs

Methodology and Process:

• Explain the methods used to carry out the needs
  assessment
  
• Describe the way the methods were used (the process)
  
• Describe who participated in the needs assessment
  
• Present the tools for collecting the information

Limitations of the Needs Assessment:

• Note any limitations in the process and/or with the collection tools used

2. Description of the Community and its Community Based Services

Community Description:

• Population: Summarize information in Table 1 - Appendix B
  
• Location: Enter brief description of community, including geographical location and isolation factor
  
• Housing Conditions: Summarize information in Table 5 - Appendix B
  
• Other Socio-Economic Factors: Summarize information from
  questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 - Appendix B

Community Health and/or Social Services Staff and Facilities:

• Community Staff: Summarize information in Table 2 - Appendix B
  
• Visiting Health Staff: Summarize information in Table 2 - Appendix B
  
• Distance to Health Facilities: Summarize information in Table 2 - Appendix B
  
• Community Facilities: Summarize information in Table 3 - Appendix B

3. Summary of the Information Collected

Summary of Common Trends:

• Using the tips for identifying response trends (see page 16 in Handbook), summarize the common trends from your needs assessment

4. Profile of the Existing and the Needed Services

Using the information collected in:

• Table 4 - Appendix B
• Table 1 - Appendix C
• Key Knowledge Person Survey - Appendix D
• Survey Tool for Community Members - Appendix E
• Focus Group Questions - Appendix F

Highlight the information obtained by showing conclusions or trends. This means answering the following question: "What home and community care services do we have now and what services do we need to have? "

Emphasize the gap between current and desired situations.

Identify if training and/or education can help you address the existing and needed services.

• Home and Community Care Essential Service Elements:
  Formal client assessment process/tool
  Available in the Community?   Yes | No
  Description and Comments (emphasize the gap between current and desired situation)
  Can Training Help?   Yes | No
  
  
• Home and Community Care Essential Service Elements:
  Managed Care
  Available in the Community?   Yes | No
  Description and Comments (emphasize the gap between current and desired situation)
  Can Training Help?  Yes | No
  
  
• Home and Community Care Essential Service Elements:
  Home Support a) personal care
  Available in the Community?   Yes | No
  Description and Comments (emphasize the gap between current and desired situation)
  Can Training Help?   Yes | No
  
  
• Home and Community Care Essential Service Elements:
  Home Support b) home management
  Available in the Community?    Yes | No
  Description and Comments (emphasize the gap between current and desired situation)
  Can Training Help?   Yes | No
  
  
• Home and Community Care Essential Service Elements:
  Home Nursing
  Available in the Community?    Yes | No
  Description and Comments (emphasize the gap between current and desired situation)
  Can Training Help? Yes | No
  
  
• Home and Community Care Essential Service Elements:
  In-Home Respite
  Available in the Community?    Yes | No
  Description and Comments (emphasize the gap between current and desired situation)
  Can Training Help?    Yes | No
  
  
• Home and Community Care Essential Service Elements:
  Linkages to other health and social services
  Available in the Community?   Yes | No
  Description and Comments (emphasize the gap between current and desired situation)
  Can Training Help?   Yes | No
  
  
• Home and Community Care Essential Service Elements:
  Access to medical supplies and equipment
  Available in the Community?   Yes | No
  Description and Comments (emphasize the gap between current and desired situation)
  Can Training Help?    Yes | No
  

• Home and Community Care Essential Service Elements:
  Program Management and Supervision
  Available in the Community?   Yes | No
  Description and Comments (emphasize the gap between current and desired situation)
  Can Training Help?   Yes | No
  
  
• Home and Community Care Essential Service Elements:
  Information and data collection
  Available in the Community?  Yes | No
  Description and Comments (emphasize the gap between current and desired situation)
  Can Training Help?    Yes | No
  

  

• Home and Community Care Supportive Service Elements
  Rehabilitation and Therapy Services
  Available in the Community?    Yes | No
  Description and Comments (emphasize the gap between current and desired situation)
  Can Training Help?   Yes | No
  
  
• Home and Community Care Supportive Service Elements
  Emotional Health
  Available in the Community?    Yes | No
  Description and Comments (emphasize the gap between current and desired situation)
  Can Training Help?    Yes | No
  
  
• Home and Community Care Supportive Service Elements
  Adult Day Programs
  Available in the Community?   Yes | No
  Description and Comments (emphasize the gap between current and desired situation)
  Can Training Help?  Yes | No
  
  
• Home and Community Care Supportive Service Elements
  Special Dietary Needs Requiring Diet Counselling
  Available in the Community?   Yes | No
  Description and Comments (emphasize the gap between current and desired situation)
  Can Training Help? Yes | No
  
  
• Home and Community Care Supportive Service Elements
  Palliative Care
  Available in the Community?    Yes | No
  Description and Comments (emphasize the gap between current and desired situation)
  Can Training Help?    Yes | No

5. Most Significant Service Gaps Identified

Using the information collected in:

• Table 1 - Appendix C
• Questions 1, 2, 3 - Appendix C
• Key Knowledge Person Survey - Appendix D
• Survey Tool for Community Members - Appendix E
• Focus Group Questions - Appendix F

Identify the criteria for distributing needs in order of priority and apply the criteria to list the needs.

Identify if training and/or education can help you address the most significant gaps identified.

The following table is an example of service gaps and priority needs.

• Service Gaps and Needs: Client assessment process issues
  Description of Service Gaps/Needs:
  Can Training Help?   Yes | No
  
  
• Service Gaps and Needs: Discharge planning/hospital liaison issues
  Description of Service Gaps/Needs:
  Can Training Help?   Yes | No
  
  
• Service Gaps and Needs: Issues identified around linkages and coordination
  Description of Service Gaps/Needs:
  Can Training Help?   Yes | No
  
  
• Service Gaps and Needs: Home care services identified as needs
  Description of Service Gaps/Needs:
  Can Training Help?    Yes | No
  
  
• Service Gaps and Needs: Personal care
  Description of Service Gaps/Needs:
  Can Training Help?    Yes | No
  
  
• Service Gaps and Needs: Program management and supervision issues
  Description of Service Gaps/Needs:
  Can Training Help?   Yes | No
  
  
• Service Gaps and Needs: Transportation
  Description of Service Gaps/Needs:
  Can Training Help?   Yes | No
  
  
• Service Gaps and Needs: Medical Supplies and Equipment
  Description of Service Gaps/Needs:
  Can Training Help?   Yes | No
  
  
• Service Gaps and Needs: Mental Health
  Description of Service Gaps/Needs:
  Can Training Help?   Yes | No
  
  
• Service Gaps and Needs: Traditional Healing
  Description of Service Gaps/Needs:
  Can Training Help?    Yes | No
  
  
• Service Gaps and Needs: Dietitian services
  Description of Service Gaps/Needs:
  Can Training Help?    Yes | No

6. Most Critical Training Requirements

Where you have identified a training need (marked with "yes" in Sections 4 and 5 of the Community Needs Assessment Summary Report), in order of priority, list the type of training needed and the type and number of workers to receive the training.

The following is an example of training needs

• Priority: 1
  Training Needed: Personal Care Training
  Type of Worker to Receive Training: Home Health Aide
  Number of Workers to Receive Training: 3
  
  
• Priority: 2
  Training Needed: Client Assessment Training
  Type of Worker to Receive Training: RN
  Number of Workers to Receive Training: 1
  
  
• Priority: 3
  Training Needed: Diabetes Education Training
  Type of Worker to Receive Training: RN
  Number of Workers to Receive Training: 1
  
  
• Priority: 4
  Training Needed: Foot Care Certificate
  Type of Worker to Receive Training: RN
  Number of Workers to Receive Training: 1