HSC 448 Implementation

Name(s):Sarah, Chris, Rachel

Program title: Groups Physical Activity Program for Elderly with Dementia and Alzheimer’s
Symptomatology

Phases of Program Implementation

1. Phase 1: Adoption of the program (Marketing strategies)

Flyers

Infomercial

Word of Mouth

2. Identifying and prioritizing the tasks to be completed (Task develop time lines)

Tasks Months
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Creating Rationale x
Conducting Needs x
Assessment
Developing goals and x
objectives
Creating intervention x
Program Marketing x
Pilot Testing x
Phasing In x
Total population x
Evaluation x
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3. Establishing a system of management

We will be managing our program and all of the inputs, outputs, and outcomes that go into it.

All three of us will contribute to managing, financing, directing and taking care of public affairs

4. Putting the plans into action

Overview: Going to St. Francis Commons, where the elderly can participate in aerobic exercise to
improve their cognitive health. We will ​educate the elders on what they learned, through quizzing,
which will include the preventative measures via group exercise.

We will first create a pilot test among a small group of seniors. We will get their feedback and then
move to Phasing in the program. Phasing in will allow us to test our program on a bigger audience to see
if it is more effective. Finally, we will implement the total program for the whole assisted living facility.

5. Ending or sustaining a program

Evaluating whether the program was effective or not, and then deciding whether it is effective
enough to continue. We will be surveying participants to see if they found that the program was
effective and worth continuing. If we were to sustain the program we would need more resources to
ensure the continuation of the program.