Evaluation of the Supportive Services Demonstration

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
30 day FRN.pdf Supplementary Document	2020-07-05
2528-0321 60 Day Notice.pdf Supplementary Document	2020-06-16
final-6-15-20 -SSDE Supporting Statement Part B.docx Supporting Statement B	2020-06-16
final-6-15-20 -SSDE Supporting Statement Part A.docx Supporting Statement A	2020-06-16

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
242278	Interviews with owner organizations Other-Interviews with owner organizations	New
242276	Interviews with Service Coordinators Other-Interviews with Service Coordinators	New
242275	Interviews with Wellness Nurses Other-Interviews with Wellness Nurses	New
242274	Interviews with Resident Wellness Directors Other-Interviews with Resident Wellness Directors	New
232278	Focus Groups with Caregivers Other-Moderator Guide for Focus Groups with Caregivers of IWISH	Removed
232277	Focus Groups with Residents Other-Moderator Guide for Focus Groups with IWISH Participants	Removed
232276	Interviews Other-Interview Guide for Wellness Directors at Treatment Proper	Removed
232275	Initial Questionnaire Other-Initial Questionnaire for Treatment Properties	Removed

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2528-0321	ICR Reference No: 202005-2528-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201805-2528-003
Agency/Subagency: HUD/PD&R	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Evaluation of the Supportive Services Demonstration
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/07/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/05/2020
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2023	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2021
Responses	156	0	580
Time Burden (Hours)	234	0	1,151
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s Office of Policy Research and Development is undertaking an evaluation of the Supportive Services Demonstration (SSD). SSD is a three-year demonstration designed to test the impact of housing-based supportive services on the healthcare utilization and housing stability of low-income adults aged 62 and over. The demonstration offered grant funding to multifamily property owners to implement the Integrated Wellness in Supportive Housing (IWISH) model over the three-year demonstration period. The IWISH model features a full-time on-site Resident Wellness Director (RWD) with a part-time Wellness Nurse (WN) at each property funded to implement IWISH. The RWD and WN work together to implement a formal strategy for coordinating services to help residents meet their long-term care needs. HUD designed the SSD as a cluster-randomized controlled trial to allow rigorous measurement of impacts. HUD published a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) in January 2016 for the demonstration, received more than 700 responses, and applied screening and ranking criteria described in the NOFA to identify 185 properties across seven states as eligible for random assignment. HUD assigned properties to three groups: a treatment group that received grant funding to hire the RWD and WN and implement the demonstration; an active control group that did not receive funding for implementation but received an incentive for participating in the evaluation; and a passive control group that received neither an implementation grant nor an incentive. The final demonstration sample is 124 HUD-assisted properties: 40 in the treatment group (also known as IWISH properties), 40 in the active control group, and 44 in the passive control group. All properties serve households headed by people aged 62 or over, either predominantly or exclusively. The properties are located in the following states: California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, and South Carolina. Each state has treatment, active control, and passive control properties. The demonstration formally began October 1, 2017. The 40 IWISH properties began enrolling residents, conducting resident needs assessments, and developing individualized healthy aging plans in late March 2018. The demonstration ends in September 2020.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 12 USC 1701z-1 Name of Law: Research and Demonstration
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 8602	02/14/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 37686	06/23/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Interviews with Wellness Nurses
Interviews with Service Coordinators
Initial Questionnaire
Interviews with Resident Wellness Directors
Interviews with owner organizations
Focus Groups with Caregivers
Focus Groups with Residents
Interviews

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	156	580	0	-424	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	234	1,151	0	-917	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: This submission is the second of two submissions for OMB approval for the process study. The first submission, approved 11/02/18 (OMB Control number 2528-0321), covered the baseline data collection for the study, which included: initial telephone questionnaires, staff interviews, and focus groups. These baseline data collection activities ended in March 2020. This current submission requests approval for a final round of staff interviews and interviews with property owners to be conducted in summer 2020. The purpose of the final data collection activities is to collect data from multiple perspectives about implementation experience with the demonstration, the strengths and weakness of the model, and how resident wellness activities compare across treatment and control properties. This information is necessary to complete the study of the demonstration’s implementation – providing input from key stakeholders as of the end of the demonstration. The new information will complement the baseline data collection and will offer stakeholders a final opportunity to provide their input on the demonstration.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $37,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 07/05/2020

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