Coalition Membership and Roles

2006 California Senior Fall Prevention Projects – Coalition Development (Funded by the Archstone Foundation)

INVENTORY OF POTENTIAL FALL PREVENTION RESOURCES: COALITION / NON-COALITION MEMBERS

Potential Roles:

Resource development (inkind resources, volunteers, fundraising, sponsorship, etc.) Information dissemination (education, increasing awareness, publicity, media contacts, etc.) Information collection (needs assessment, inventory of current fall prevention activities) Policy/legislation, advocacy (local, state elected officials) Provider (services, training and technical assistance, evaluation) Network expansion (introduction to contacts with community leaders)

Organization / Description / Agency Resources Contact Information Local Contact Person Individual Type Nevada County Senior Health and Coordination of Nevada 950 Maidu Ave. Anne Bomberg, Area 4 Senior Health & Human Outreach Program, County Coalition for Nevada City, CA 95959 Health and Outreach Nurse Services (HHSA Nevada County Senior Fall Prevention; new.mynevadacounty.com [email protected] Agency Department of Social will incorporate best 530.470.2589 Services (DSS) practice 530.265.9844 (fax) recommendations in her practice; participation in physician staff inservice training and making arrangements for physician education in fall prevention; updating website, participation in media presentations through articles in the local newspaper, appearances on local radio stations and community workshop;

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Nevada County Ongoing support, Alison Lehman, DSS Director, HHSA Agency direction, networking; 950 Maidu Ave. [email protected] access to County Nevada City, CA 95959 530.265.1410 DSS supervisors new.mynevadacounty.com 530.265.9860 (fax) Nevada County Adult Protective Ongoing support, 950 Maidu Ave. Mark Nagafuchi Services Program HHSA Agency Services, DSS direction, networking; Nevada City, CA 95959 Manager, , Adult Protective coordination of Nevada new.mynevadacounty.com [email protected] County Coalition for 530.265.7160 Senior Fall Prevention 530.265.9844 (fax) Nevada County HHS HHS Agency Ideas—referred to 950 Maidu Ave. Jeffery Brown, HHS Agency Agency Seattle’s EMS Fall Nevada City, CA 95959 Director, Prevention Program; new.mynevadacounty.com [email protected] access to County 530.470.2562 spervisor 530.265.9801 (fax) Nevada County Public Health Participation in Coalition 950 Maidu Ave. Cheryl Montague, Director of HHSA Agency Department meetings by listening, Nevada City, CA 95959 Public Health Nurses; offering suggestions and new.mynevadacounty.com [email protected] recommendations; will 530.265.1491 provide Mobile Health 530.271.0841 (fax) Services van Long Term Care Non-Profit Advocacy Ideas, recommendations, C/O Sierra Nevada Memorial Sharon Turner, Representative Implementation Organization networking; incorporating Hospital Foundation, PO Box [email protected] Council (LTCIC) best practice 1810, Grass Valley, CA 95945 530 274-6350 recommendations in nursing practice Sierra Nevada Home Physical Therapist Expertise on issues 1020 McCourtney Road, Suite Laura Fornecker, Rehab Care pertaining to physical A, Supervisor, therapy and fall Grass Valley, CA 95949 [email protected] prevention; appeared on www.snhc.org 530.274.6350 local radio station, 530.274.9023 (fax) promoting work and goals of Coalition; will provide senior fitness testing at the health fair.

6/22/06 2 Sierra Nevada Physical Therapist Collaboration—currently 155 Glasson Way, Sue Urban, Safety Officer Memorial Hospital working on SNMH fall Grass Valley, CA 95945 [email protected] (SNMH) prevention protocol; www.snmh.org 530.274.6101 implementation of discharge planning toolkit provided by the Senior Fall Prevention Project; resource for previous fall prevention efforts in community Sierra Nevada Ambulance and EMS contact—will play a 155 Glasson Way, Robert Riley, Paramedic Memorial Hospital Paramedic Services role in future fall Grass Valley, CA 95945 [email protected] Ambulance and prevention referral 530.274.9218 Paramedic Services system Tahoe Forest Home Home Health Care Assisted in obtaining PO Box 60903, Bronwyn Calkins, Director Health (TFH) local fall prevention data Truckee, CA 96160 [email protected] from TFH; will work 530.582.3244 with us in implementing fall prevention strategies in Truckee, via the Area 4 Senior Health and Outreach program Nevada City Fire First Responder Future collaboration— 317 Broad Street John Hotchkiss, Captain Department utilizing EMS Fall Nevada City, CA 95959 [email protected] Assessment tool, and 530.265.2351 participation in fall prevention referral system. Sierra Nevada Pharmacy Participation in health 155 Glasson Way Neil Massoud, Pharmacist Memorial Hospital fair, providing Grass Valley, CA 95945 [email protected] information about 530 274-6081 medications, and drug interactions which can contribute to fall risk, answering questions, etc.; consider possibility of providing medication review for all patients presenting at E.D. or

6/22/06 3 hospitalized for falls Caring Choices Health Care Possisble collaboration 1398 Ridgewood Drive Barbara Hanna, R.N. Management on Sierra/Sacramento Chico, CA 95973 [email protected] EMS “Train the Trainer” 530.899.3873 session on Fall risk assessment and referrals FREED Center for Fix-It Program Co-facilitator of initial 900 East Main St, STE 201 Melissa Blackwell, Coordinator for Independent Living senior focus group; will Grass Valley, CA 95945 the Fix-It Program incorporate best practice [email protected] recommendations on 530.272.1732 home safety/modification 530.272-7793 (fax) in work with the Center Sierra Nevada Balance and Mobility Expertise on vestibular 150 Glasson Way Deborah Morawski, Occupational Memorial Hospital Specialist and balance issues; will Grass Valley, CA 95945 Therapist Neuro Rehab provide senior fitness [email protected] Outpatient Physical testing at the health fair; 530.675.2924 and Occupational will incorporate best Therapy practice recommendations in her practice Retired and Senior Friendly Home Will provide training to 471 Sutton Way, Suite 202 Jackie Finley, Coordinator Friendly Volunteer Program Visitors/Volunteers Helpline telephone Grass Valley, CA 95945 Visitor Program (RSVP) volunteers in community [email protected] and fall prevention services [email protected] and referrals 530.271.0255 530.271.0849 (fax) Gold Country Meals/Home Delivered Future assistance in 11350 McCourtney Road Carol Ann Jones, Representative, Community Center Meals distribution of fall Grass Valley, CA [email protected] prevention brochures to 530 277-2894 recipients of home- delivered meals Nevada-Sierra IHSS Will incorporate best 350 Crown Point Cir, Suite 115, Trish Sims Regional In-Home practice Grass Valley, CA 95945 [email protected] Supportive Services recommendations in fall 530.274.5601 (IHSS) Public prevention training 530.274.5602 (fax) Authority offered to caregivers; will co-facilitate upcoming senior focus group

6/22/06 4 Del Oro Caregivers Exercise Specialist/ Will incorporate best 714 W. Main Street, Suit 5 Barbara Larsen & Sara Heinzel Resource Center Supportive Services practice Grass Valley, CA 95945 [email protected] recommendations on fall 530.274.1005 prevention in their 530.274.2458 (fax) practices; co-facilitator of senior focus group; will participate in media presentations--articles in the local newspaper, appearances on local radio station, and community workshop CEO Fitness Forever exercise Specialist Contributes idea from Janet Brady, Fitness Consultant past/current fall [email protected] prevention activities; will 530.906.4516 provide senior fitness testing at the health fair Lutz Adult Day Adult Day Care Contributes idea; will 138 New Mohawk Rd. Suite B Colleen Bond, Co-Director Services participate in media Nevada City, CA 95959 [email protected] events—articles in the 530 265-0605 local newspaper, appearances on local radio station, and community workshop Sierra Nevada Education and specialty Collaboration –utilizing 155 Glasson Way Judith Crouch, Clinical Nurse Memorial Hospital training toolkit produced and Grass Valley, CA 95945 Specialist provided by Senior Fall [email protected] Prevention Project for 530 274-6020 use by discharge planning nurses to help prevent future falls Audiology Audiology services Contributes ideas; will 101 Margaret Lane Karen Coley, Audiologist Associates Hearing assist with planning for Grass Valley, CA 95945 [email protected] Services Center health fair 530 272-2247

6/22/06 5 Medical Benefits Physician and Analysis of surveys— 900 E Main St Suite 301 Angela Sheehan, Administrative Administration and community services physician and Coalition; Grass Valley, CA 95945 Asst. Sierra Nevada provide outreach on [email protected] Community Health Senior Fall Prevention 530 2217-3200 Plan Project to physicians and staff; collaboration on referral system using Sierra Nevada Community Health Plan (SNCHP) American River Education Continuing Education Sacramento Sue Ward, Professor College Units for nurses Gerontology/Psychology American River College [email protected]

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