- Assess the living environment as it relates to functional, physical, cognitive, psychological, and social needs of older adults.
- Identify actual or potential mistreatment (physical, mental or financial, or self-neglect) in older adults and refer appropriately.
- Recognize ethical, non-coercive decision making by older adults and/or families/caregivers for maintaining everyday living, receiving treatment, initiating advance directives, and implementing end-of-life care.
- Compare models of care that promote safe, quality physical and mental health care for older adults.
- Identify diverse health/illness beliefs, values, attitudes and practices of individuals, families, groups, communities and populations that affect the care of older adults
- Identify safe and effective transitions across levels of care and the increased use of healthcare resources including acute, community-based and long-term care (e.g. home, family home, assisted living, hospice, nursing homes, palliative care) by older adult.
- Utilize critical thinking skills to promote healthy aging through safe and effective decision-making.
Directions for Healthy Aging Analysis – Group Video Presentation:
1. Each group will have 15 to 30 minutes video and/or narrated ppt.
2. Be Creative!!!
3. Follow the Rubric provided.
4. Students will present as a group in a video and/or narrated ppt to be posted in Brightspace.
5. Students are to expand on the questions for each individual assignment to populate their poster slides.
6. Student groups will be assigned by faculty.
Each Group of Students will visit (in person or virtually) all of the following settings as designated by faculty:
- Active Aging Setting – a community facility, organization, etc., where older adults regularly congregate. …such as a senior center or senior nutrition site
- Spiritual Worship Setting – a House of Worship of your partner.
- Residential Living Setting – the home of an older adult who is a family member or friend of your partner.
- Senior Home Living Setting – a residential living facility. This can be a senior living community, assisted living facility (NOT Nursing Home).
Each student must visit (in person or virtually) at least TWO of the settings. In addition, students will compare and contrast the similarities and differences of each area visited and will use the following individual assignment questions as a guide for collecting the information you will need for your oral presentation! The following are some directions for each individual assignment:
ACTIVE AGING OBSERVATION ASSIGNMENT
Locate a community facility, organization, etc., where older adults regularly congregate. Utilize the Active Aging Assessment that we will do in class to inform your answers to the following questions:
1. Describe the setting- where is it located, what is the community like, what is the physical environment?
2. Who are the facilitators? What is there background to have this position?
3. Who attends and how do they get there?
4. How often do they meet?
5. What are the goals?
6. How are needs for socialization met?
7. What are areas of needed improvement that you would initiate?
Validate your opinion by using professional references.
SPIRITUAL OBSERVATION
Attend the House of Worship of your partner. If that is not available, a House of Worship different than your own is acceptable.
1. Identify where you went and the denomination.
2. How are the needs of older adults in the Community addressed?
3. How are older adults treated in this Community?
4. How is this different from your own culture?
5. How are catholic school Values embodied in this Community?
Validate your opinion by using professional references.
HOME ASSESSMENT
With your partner, visit the home of an older adult who is a family member or friend of your partner. Assess the benefits/disadvantages of the living situation by evaluating: Safety is a key concern in the community. Do not plan this visit with someone unknown to any team member.
1. Physical and medical needs of the adult. Include ability to perform ADLs, take medications, and need for assistance.
2. Social and emotional needs, for example, friends, family, grandchildren, pets.
3. Financial comfort. How are bills, medical bills and insurance entitlements handled?
4. Neighborhood – e.g., safety, community resources, ethnic identity. Can the adult go outside safely?
5. Transportation access. Can the shopping centers and medical providers be accessed?
6. Spiritual needs, ego integrity, self – actualization.
7. Home maintenance. Who is responsible for maintaining the home and is more assistance available? Is it safe?
8. Is there a plan for the future if the needs of the older adult change? What is it? Validate your opinion by using professional references.
RESIDENTIAL LIVING FACILITY ASSESSMENT
Visit a Residential Living Facility with your partner. This can be a Senior Living Community, Assisted Living or Adult Home (Not Nursing Home).
1. Describe the physical environment.
2. How are physical, social, and emotional needs met?
3. How are family and friends supported by the Facility?
4. How are spiritual needs addressed?
5. Is respecting the individuality and uniqueness of the Residents an integral part of the program? Describe.
6. What is the reimbursement method for care?
7. What is your assessment of the Facility? What changes would you initiate? Validate your opinion by using professional references.
| Criteria | 90-100 Excellent | 80 to 89 Good | 70 to 79 Fair | Poor |
| Introduction of topic (10%) | Topic introduced clearly and in an interesting way. Purpose of talk was made clear. Outline of points was given. | Topic introduced clearly, and purpose of talk was made clear | Topic was introduced superficially | Not Demonstrated Topic was not introduced. |
| Development of topic (10%) | A very good understanding of the topic shown. Links and connections between ideas made clear. Information was relevant and well expressed in own words. Points were well-organized and developed with sufficient and appropriate details | Good understanding of topic shown. Links and connections between ideas made clear. Information was relevant and expressed in own words. Points were developed with sufficient and appropriate details. | Some understanding of topic shown. Some links and connections made between ideas. Points are usually developed with minimum detail. Information is usually relevant. | Not Demonstrated No understanding of topic shown. There were no links and connections made between ideas. Points are usually developed with minimum detail. Information is not relevant. |
| Visuals (10%) | Excellent Visuals, connected well to content | Good Visuals, connected well to content | Fair Visuals, connected to content | Visuals not clear and/or not connected to content |
| Pronunciation, Vocabulary, sentence structure, grammar (10%) | Excellent Pronunciation and intonation are correct and confident The presentation content was grammatically correct with minimal, if any, spelling errors. | Good Pronunciation and intonation are usually correct. The presentation content was usually grammatically correct with minimal, if any, spelling errors. | Fair Pronunciation occasionally correct, but often hesitant and inaccurate. Occasional grammar and/or spelling errors. | Poor or incorrect Pronunciation. The presentation content was not grammatically correct. |
| Conclusion of topic (10%) | The presentation was summed up clearly and effectively. Active Aging Areas were well compared and contrasted. | The presentation was summed up clearly. Active Aging Areas were compared and contrasted. | An attempt was made to conclude the presentation. Active Aging Areas were somewhat compared and/or contrasted. | Not Demonstrated No attempt was made to conclude the presentation. |
| Validated with References (10%) | Properly credited all sources used. At least 1 for each setting in proper APA. | Credited most of the sourced used in proper format. At least 1 for each setting, using APA | Minimally credited sources and/or incorrect format. Less than 4 references used with some APA | Significantly lacking |
| All 4 Areas of Active Living Settings (40%) | All 4 Areas of Active Living Settings were well described. | All 4 Areas of Active Living Settings were described. | Some description of 3 or 4 settings. | Significantly lacking |
| Total Points |
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