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Educational Website For Village Volunteers, Kara Mcclanahan
Educational Website For Village Volunteers, Kara Mcclanahan
School of Occupational Therapy Master's Theses (2010-2015)
The majority of older adults prefer to stay in their own homes and “age in place.” But older adults report they need assistance with chores, transportation, and social participation to increase their quality of life, safety, and success in performing daily activities. Supportive programs may provide adults with these opportunities to continue to live in their homes successfully. The purpose of this project is to provide an educational website for volunteers of North East Seattle Together (NEST), which is a community-based village providing older adults with volunteer assistance, educational programs, and social resources. This website serves as a tool where …
Aging In Place For Families: A Website Designed To Encourage Adult Children To Help Their Parents Age In Place, Leacadia Flores
Aging In Place For Families: A Website Designed To Encourage Adult Children To Help Their Parents Age In Place, Leacadia Flores
School of Occupational Therapy Master's Theses (2010-2015)
Aging in place focuses on remaining safely and independently in the home and community and has emerged as a goal for many older adults. With the population of baby boomers entering old age, it is important for communities to take into account the overall needs of older adults seeking to age in place. Family members, as part of this community, have an important role as well. This project created a website to educate adult children of independently living older adults, who live at a distance, on the importance of aging in place and how to help their parents remain within …
Creating A Virtual Village For Faculty Emeriti: A Proposal For The University Of Puget Sound, Alisha Brannam
Creating A Virtual Village For Faculty Emeriti: A Proposal For The University Of Puget Sound, Alisha Brannam
School of Occupational Therapy Master's Theses (2010-2015)
This project provided the University of Puget Sound Administration with a proposal for developing a Virtual Village for Puget Sound’s Faculty Emeriti. A Virtual Village may aid the University’s Faculty Emeriti by giving them the necessary supports to stay in their homes. The proposal included 11 sections: Introduction, age-related changes and their impact on function, importance of social participation on the aging senior, an overview of virtual villages, the need for a virtual village at Puget Sound, the design of a virtual village at Puget Sound, volunteer requirements and duties, sustainability of the Village, additional resources, glossary and references. This …