iPod Program

Internal (fundraising, purchasing iPods)

• iPod donation form

• iPod searching

• Legal office hours (Dingman Center)

  • iPod drive: Nov 13-17 and Nov 27-Dec 1 in SORC

External (contact with senior living communities)

Current homes: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UQgGQqmfl2Jctad34OUCHtRv2SehAudaQkJ6NXLqY-Q/edit?usp=sharing

• Click on "iPod program" tab at bottom

Stages of the program:

• • Performance(s)

    • Coordinate performance(s) with activities staff

    • Evaluate your experience working with the community

      • Did the staff seem excited to work with you, or overwhelmed by their workload?

      • Were the staff prompt in responding to communication?

      • Did the senior living community have a lot of policies and bureaucracy that might make it difficult to implement a new program?

      • Did the residents appreciate music? Does it seem they could benefit from having iPods?

  • Interview

    • Schedule a 30-minute interview with activities staff

    • Use this interview template

  • Preparation

    • Coordinate training date

    • Email proposal and agreement

  • Training

    • Sign agreement

    • Motivational presentation

    • Instructional presentation

    • Deliver brochures

    • Outcome measurement discussion

  • Pilot month

    • Senior living community uses the iPods for a month, giving us bi-weekly updates

    • Outcome measurement tool used as much as possible; lots of communication

  • 1 month follow-up

    • Outcome measurement discussion

    • Training follow-up if needed

    • Additional materials needed?

  • Post follow-up

    • Continued communication with the senior living community; check in at least once a month for the first year, and once a semester thereafter

    • Discuss outcome measurement, materials inventory

    • Continued performances and visits