FA23 Older Adult Community Assessment Table -1
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Older Adult Community Assessment Table Part 1
From your home address write the distance (in miles or partial miles) to the following
places. Give the proper name of each site, detailed services provided, and older adults'
perspective.
This is the scenario: someone in your neighborhood is a 78-year-old female, Mrs. E., and lives
alone with her dog in a home she owns. She takes the dog for walks and considers these walks
her exercise. Mrs. E. enjoys getting out with people her age to socialize. She is on medication
for mild hypertension but is otherwise healthy. Mrs. E. is on a fixed income, social security, and
a small retirement from the job she retired for a total of $1750 per month. She tries very hard to
watch her spending but must pay for utilities, food, gas, and co-pays for physician visits. She
has a son, but he works full-time and is frequently out of town on business. His wife is very busy
with work and taking care of their 3 children. Mrs. E. still drives but only on side streets as she is
no longer comfortable on the freeways and does not drive at night.
1.
The nearest Pharmacy – Do they compound medications? Do they deliver? Is there
a pharmacy in the area that delivers or compound medication?
2.
The nearest grocery store where the older adult could get fresh fruit and vegetables.
Do they deliver? Does any grocery in the area delivers and what will the costs be to
Mrs. E?
3.
The nearest bank.
4.
The nearest Primary Care Physician that accepts the most common OA medical
insurance.
5.
The nearest hospital.
6.
The nearest dentist that accepts the most common OA dental plan.
7.
The nearest place of worship.
8.
If Mrs. E couldn’t drive what resources are available for her to meet her needs
considering her limited income?
9.
Nearest senior center or other facilities with activities for seniors. Do they provide
transportation? Do they serve lunch? What will this cost Mrs. E?
10. Is there a meal delivery service in the area that OA such as Mrs. E could afford?
11. Are there sidewalks in the neighborhood? Are they in good condition? Would they
be a fall risk?
12. Is there a park nearby to walk the dog? Would she have to
walk in the street? How safe would that be?
13. The nearest Veterinarian
14. Nearest pet supply store.
15. What is the crime rate in the area?
16. The nearest fire station – police station – EMT?
17. Can she afford to obtain lawn service available in the area?
18. Is there someone nearby for house cleaning that she can afford?
Create a detailed table (given in instructions) with the information gathered from the
above questions
.
Provide concise details of the services available. Do not copy and
paste these questions and answer create a table.
This will be turned in first. Professional
references should be used to document the characteristics of the neighborhood (blogs and wiki
are not professional references). When you are listing services, are these services that could be
accessed by an older adult, do you think a 78-year-old would have an Uber app? You may need
to access the website to determine what services are provided by the site (senior center
provides rides). Crime rates should be reported as incidents per 1000 or per 100,000
inhabitants. Crime rates should be reported using government sources.
Rubric Older Adult Community Assessment Table
Criterion
Fully met
Partially met
Not met
Information is presented
in table format provided
10 points
1 to 9 points
0 points
Table answers all
questions in the listed
30 points
1-29 points per source
0 points
Sites and services listed
include name, distance
and detailed services
offered.
25 points
1 to 24 points
0 points
Writing reflects an
understanding of the
older adult’s viewpoint
25 points
1 to 24 points
0 points
Spelling, usage, and
grammar. Citations and
references are done
properly according to
APA standards.
10 points
One point will be
deducted for each error
to a maximum of 10
points
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