The National Family Caregiver Support
Program (NFCSP) is a relatively new Older Americans Act (OAA)
program administered and implemented through the Aging Service
Network comprised of State Units on Aging (SUA), Area Agencies on
Aging (AAA) and Local Service Providers (LSP). The NFCSP provides a
multifaceted system of support services to family caregivers and
grandparents or older family members caring for related children.
Through the NFCSP, caregivers receive training/education related to
their caregiving roles; respite care to enable caregivers to
temporarily relieve caregivers from their caregiving
responsibilities; and supplemental services on a limited basis, to
complement the care provided by caregivers. The program also
provides information to caregivers about available services and
assistance to caregivers in gaining access to the services. This
will be the first federal evaluation of the NFCSP outcomes for
caregivers and their care recipients since the program was
established with the 2000 authorization of Title III-E. The outcome
evaluation will conduct telephone interviews at three points in
time (baseline, 6 months later, and 12 months later) with a sample
of 1,250 caregivers receiving NFCSP services and with a matched
comparison group of 1,250 caregivers not receiving NFCSP services.
Both caregiver surveys will collect information on the time spent
on caregiving activities, an inventory of caregiving tasks,
knowledge and use of formal services, perceptions of the
helpfulness of those services, perceptions of delayed
institutionalization, and the personal impact of caregiving. The
outcome evaluation will also conduct a seven-question telephone
survey with the care recipients of both the NFCSP caregivers and
the non-NFCSP caregivers, where feasible given the health status of
the care recipient, at the baseline and 12 months later. The
baseline and 12-month surveys will ask care recipients about their
general well-being, the extent to which the caregiver helps them
remain at home, and whether the caregiver is receiving the help
needed to care for them. The primary purpose of this study is to
better understand how the OAA Title III-E NFCSP addresses the
program's goal of helping famliy caregivers by providing services
and support that best meet their needs and preferences to enhance
their caregiving to the greatest extent possible.
This collection is related to
the process evaluation (OMB-0985-0038) which was approved earlier
this year. This is the outcome portion of ACL's evaluation.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form 1 Comparison group care recipients - 12 month followup
HHS Information Technology Security Program PIA Guide_v1-caregiver outcome evaluation-CLEAN 3-2-16.docx
Comparison group care recipients - 12 month followup