Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability (TCAD) is seeking bids for a third-party evaluator to conduct comprehensive evaluations of the Alzheimer’s Disease Program Initiative (ADPI) grantfunded project aimed at making Tennessee a more dementia-capable state. Scope: The selected Contractor will be responsible for the following key tasks: 1. Collaboration with the State to create/update a robust program evaluation including anticipated program outcomes and measures to demonstrate program impact on multiple audiences. The Contractor will not be involved in proposed program activities beyond development, implementation and training of the program’s evaluation plan and resulting reports. a. Program orientation on grant and related requirements. b. Participation in monthly and/or quarterly dementia capable advisory meetings. c. Training/evaluation of professionals, community members, persons living with cognitive decline and/or care partners. d. Program impact on all audiences listed above. 2. Development of Evaluation Tools and Pre/Post Training Surveys to include services provided and trainings: a. In partnership with the State, identify outcomes for all dementia related work activities. b. Develop new measures or identify existing measures for determining the effectiveness of outcomes. c. Adapt any already existing evaluations measures to be Tennessee specific and coordinate with the grant requirements. d. Determine data collection process, including who will collect the data, when the data will be collected, and how data will be collected. e. Deliver training to project staff on administration of measures and data collection process. f. Report results quarterly or at a time frame requested by the State. 3. Evaluation of dementia specific OPTIONS counseling and assistance to persons in the community having mild cognitive decline and or dementia. a. Analyze revised I&A assessment tool for dementia specific OPTIONS counseling and assistance. b. Develop new measures or identify existing measures of outcomes utilizing the revised assessment tool. c. Determine data collection process including who, when and how the data will be collected. d. Deliver training to project staff on administration of measures and data collection process. e. Report results quarterly or at a time frame requested by the State along with other project metrics...
