Evaluability Assessment and Evaluation Options for an Elder Abuse Shelter Model

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smucker, Sierra

Contributor:

Cahill, Meagan

Clark, Deven

Friedman, Esther M.

Hoch, Emily

Martineau, Monique

Taylor, Jirka

Todd, Ivy

Language:

English

Place of Publication:

RAND Corporation 2023

Summary:

As the number of older adults in the United States increases, there will be a corresponding increase in the need for services to prevent elder abuse and intervene in cases where it has already occurred. However, there are a limited number of evidence-based interventions to support victims of elder abuse. To encourage the rigorous evaluation of one intervention—Elder Abuse Shelters (EASs)—RAND researchers developed three research designs and assessed the preparedness of the well-established Weinberg Center's EAS in New York to undertake them. Researchers found that the Weinberg Center's EAS is well established, and the program model was organizationally and programmatically ready to be evaluated, though data collection practices should be strengthened before implementing the suggested evaluation designs. These evaluation designs could be generalized and implemented at EASs across the country as the number of shelters continues to grow.