Discuss how extensive are the services and programs that are available to the elderly in your area?This assignment involves doing some extensive research to find out. Start with the agency that coordinates publicly funded aging services in your area – they should be able to provide you with a lot of information and resources. You can use your local library, media, internet services and the brochures and other informational material that agencies distribute as references though . Normally I would ask you to visit at least two agencies and interview at least two service providers but that is not a good idea due to the Covid 19 virus. If you are already familiar with local agencies through your work, nursing school placements or experience with friends and family members in your community you can write about that instead of interviewing or visiting agencies or choose the book review option.

Compile this information and summarize it in a report, describing the overall availability of aging services in your community and neighborhood: the agencies you learned about and the various services they provide in detail and your evaluation of them based on what you have learned during this course. Are the services that elderly people need to maintain a high quality of life available? Are there gaps in available services? If you were an elderly person, would you know what programs were available and how to access them? How likely would you be to use them and why? Discuss your specific ideas for improvement, especially as you consider the changing demographics and roles of elders in our society
Self-Assessment Check List:
Does this report present an accurate, complete and useful list of resources available in your area. This might be your county, town, city or even borough if you live in a large metro area?
Did you identify all of your sources; websites, pamphlets, etc.?
Is most of the information in the report in your own words?
Did you identify any quoted material and cite your sources?
Did you protect the confidentiality of your interviewees by not identifying them unless they are agency officials or agreed to be identified?
Did you visit at least two agencies and talk to at least two people who provide services in different programs?
Did you discuss adequacy and accessibility in depth, ie gaps in service, how well publicized services are and your ideas for improvement? Your original analysis is important.
This is to be an integrative, comprehensive report, tying together information from various readings and your original research. Proper citations of references, including brochures and websites are expected. If you run out of time and can not submit a report that does not completely reflect these guidelines your report may earn you a passing grade but the guidelines identify what I see as a quality report.: Since this assignment will be based on primary research in your community rather than on library research , the first and third item are not very relevant but you might benefit from some assistance from the Writing Resource Center, especially if you are uncertain about how to incorporate information from the web sites or written material provided by the agencies