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- The STAR-VA program is an interdisciplinary initiative aimed at managing distress behaviors in dementia patients in VA nursing homes, but struggles with continuity after key personnel changes.
- The Sustainment Coaching Program was introduced to support new local leaders and enhance team engagement in sustaining STAR-VA practices.
- Evaluation findings revealed common needs like training on dementia care, with challenges including staff time constraints and turnover, while support from leadership was a significant facilitator for successful implementation.
Article Abstract
Objectives: The Veterans Health Administration (VA) STAR-VA program is a person-centered, interdisciplinary intervention for managing distress behaviors in dementia in VA nursing homes, called Community Living Centers (CLCs). Teams often struggle to sustain STAR-VA after site-lead partner turnover. The STAR-VA Sustainment Coaching Program was developed to support a new local STAR-VA behavioral coordinator and/or nurse champion (ie, site-leads) and engage the team to implement sustainment strategies. The aims of this evaluation were to document sustainment needs, barriers and facilitators, and effective strategies used during a sustainment intervention.
Design: We describe qualitative and quantitative findings of a program evaluation of the STAR-VA Sustainment Coaching pilot program.
Setting And Participants: Eight CLC teams participated in the pilot program, 5 training a new nurse champion, 2 a new behavioral coordinator, and 1 both new site-leads.
Methods: CLC teams completed a needs assessment, developed sustainment goals and plans, tracked sustainment interventions implemented, and reported case outcomes. Outcome assessment and tracking reports were summarized and themes identified using a qualitative inductive approach.
Results: Common sustainment needs were to train a new nurse champion, promote staff understanding of dementia and distress behaviors, and promote a culture of person-centered dementia care. Most sites selected sustainment goals of implementing training procedures and behavioral rounds. Sustainment barriers included limited staff time, staff turnover, lack of supportive routines and tools, and limited awareness of STAR-VA. Facilitators included leadership support, staff interest, and training resources. Most sites reported successful implementation of STAR-VA behavior rounds, whereas strategies to achieve training-related goals had variable success.
Conclusions And Implications: The STAR-VA Sustainment Coaching Program helped CLC teams identify and implement strategies to support sustained STAR-VA implementation. The results of this project are informing ongoing efforts to integrate STAR-VA components into usual care processes for CLC residents with dementia.
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