1. Going Places: A New Bus for Stonehill
Stonehill Franciscan Services
A Quality Retirement & Care Facility
America First Foundation Grant Presentation
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
9:00 AM
Mary McClure, LMSW, Daira Moore, LMSW & Brooke Pasker, LMSW

2. About Stonehill Franciscan Services
Founded in 1878
300 on-campus community members
Core values: hospitality, compassion, reverence and stewardship
Focus on innovative practice, resident directed living, and socialization
Award-winning facility
Dubuque, IA: Ranked #14 in US Best Cities for Successful Aging
Mission: “We, the Stonehill Franciscan Services community, in the spirit of St. Francis, offer quality residential, respite and health services in daily celebration of the dignity of older adults in an environment that respects families, staff and volunteers.”
Group homes, Residential Care Facility & Independent Care Facility, Alzheimer's/Memory Care
State of the art Wellness Center
Serve everyone, not just limited to Catholics
Non-profit
Awards
Gov award presented by Gov. Terry Branstad

3. Grant Request $20,000 for a new bus
Bus will be used for medical appointments and social & community activities
$40,000 already raised
Previous bus broke down
Current transportation: one van
Ability to transport either
8 passengers and 4 wheelchairs
10 passengers and 3 wheelchairs

4. Why Stonehill is a Good Fit
Fit location and population groups served
Iowa
Non-profit Senior Care
Non-discriminatory
Solution Oriented
The Arts-B - start with, the reasons this grant is important is in line with what America First values
Family Values-M
Self Sufficiency-D -> discuss wait times at Doctors here?
Good Citizenship-M

5. Why Stonehill is a Good Fit
The Arts
Family Values
Self Sufficiency
Good Citizenship

6. Methodology Order bus - 1 month delivery time
Anticipated delivery: February 2014
Survey residents for activity requests
Plan activities and distribute monthly calendar
Sign up for off campus activities 2 weeks before
Begin using bus for medical appointments immediately
Begin scheduled off campus social events in March 2014
The bus would be used on an average of 4 to 5 times daily. Between a new bus and our current van, our drivers would be able to reach up to 20 destinations per day. This bus would be able to transport up to 14 passengers at a time, and has the capacity of carrying four wheelchairs.
We would provide transportation to out-patient rehabilitation therapy patients, making a bus with enough space for wheelchairs is a necessity. When space allows, we would also provide bus service to our 3,000 community members of the Stonehill Wellness Center, especially the more than 1,500 members over age 65. Finally, we would also be able to offer the service to the seniors in the low-cost apartments at Windsor Park and Alverno, so they too would have access to the community.
We would also be more effective in transporting residents to their doctor appointments. The social worker and the Director of Transportation work together to create timely and effective pick-up and drop-off routes around the city of Dubuque, so residents would not have to wait more than half an hour for the bus. We can accomplish this goal by maximizing our two modes of transportation. The van we already own can be driven by anyone on Stonehill’s insurance such as social workers and patient advocates. The Transportation Director can train members of the current staff as needed to attain certified driver’s licensure (CDL), which is required to drive the bus, which will help meet the increased transportation demand. We can ensure the new bus will have an immediate impact on the Stonehill community, as we already have the budget and staff support to make it successful.

7. Outcomes A minimum of 10 social events off campus each month
80% of residents leaving campus for a social event once a month
Cutting wait times at medical appointments in half
EVALUATION
Changes will be tracked by the Activities Director and informally evaluated by discussions with residents
Report changes in the monthly newsletters

8. Challenges of Writing
Not being at Stonehill with the residents and interacting with them every day
Not a typical grant submission
Application form and description of organization
Professional and succinct phrasing

9. Thank you!