Norris Square Senior Center ( Nssc )

Creating new support for modernizing multipurpose senior centers including a plan to use the skills and services of older individuals in pain and unpaid

STRENGTHS: * a new and/or innovative service for the southern area of Dallas * cultural connections * community driven * connection with VA Hospital * growing trend around the nation * prime locations near many senior living facilities

Senior Centres- The centres act as a social gathering and networking place for seniors who are able to function on an independent basis. Social, cultural and recreational activities are usually offered. These may also include day trips, matinees at the theatre, communal meals, health screenings, volunteer opportunities and even legal and financial services. Generally speaking services are free or available at a low nominal fee to all participants.

Our agency assists low income seniors living on fixed incomes with mental health services. Our services include screenings for depression, dementia, and early onset of Alzheimer’s. We also provide mental health counseling services for grieving widows and work towards reconnecting individuals with support services in the community.

My experience includes employee training, technical assistance, and program assessment, design, development, and implementation. In addition to this experience, my responsibilities in current and previous positions include internship recruitment

Seasons care center is located in Kansas City MO, off of Woods Chapel Road. The center is nestled in a private eleven acre atmosphere with horses and wildlife wandering the surrounding areas. They offer a wide range of secure services form long term care, day programs, and respite care. Seasons is one of the few facilities in Missouri that offers care dedicated solely to individuals with Alzheimer’s disease (G. Channing, personal communication, July 28, 2015).

Located at 300 South Racetrack Road, this place offers a range of recreational activities for seniors and a lunch program for aging adults 50 and over Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in their dining room. During this lunch, seniors can mingle with others their age, make new friendships while enjoying a nutritious meal that is also affordable. Seniors don't have to member of this center to participate.

Sterling Commons, part of the family-owned Koelsch Senior Communities since 1958, is passionate about caring for our aging population. Strategically located in Victorville, California, close to mountains, the Mojave Desert and some of California’s most popular large city destinations.

location, size, special features and staff. The facility is situated on a twenty acre site in Rancho

Assisted Living Homes are designed to provide residents with basic everyday assistance. An important aspect is that assisted care facilities provide a safe and comfortable environment for older adults who need assistance with duties such as bathing, dressing, shopping, cooking, grooming, arranging doctor’s appointments, medication administration and laundry services. These facilities have social and recreational activity programs designed to keep the residents active. The recreation groups provide residents with activities for enjoyment, exercise, and interactions with others to build character. Special activities such as luncheon,

The center provides a social atmosphere and nutritious lunch. Transportation is provided to and from the center and to recreational programs. A nominal contribution for these services is requested to help defray the costs. In addition to offering a stimulating activities and socialization for participants, the program gives respite for caregivers. A support group for family and other concerned members is available.

The Ottawa Kansas, senior center is located on Main Street in Ottawa Kansas and has been serving senior citizens for over 38 years. Pat Schultz the center’s on site manager provides educational sources and opens the center from 9:30-2:30 Monday through Friday. The center is open on Saturday and on Sunday by reservation only by contacting the board president. The senior center allows a setting that allows older adults 55 and up to visit, play games, eat and celebrate with one another. At any one given time there is an average of between 10-20 people who come in during the day. The doors are open and everyone is invited to come and go at their leisure.

Up to 100 internships are available for young adults to apply for. We want to make sure that we prepare our future workers to the fullest extent.

The number of elders in our country with dementia is steadily increasing. “The United States has more than 5 million elders affected with this disease” (Chen, 2011). In Taiwan there is a significant amount of elders affected but not nearly as many as the United States. With these numbers increasing annually the cost of health care is also increasing. This is the reason Taiwan decided to do a study on the effectiveness of an elder day center for elders with dementia. The study was prepared to help elders maintain their activities of daily living (ADL) such as walking, feeding, dressing, grooming and toileting. The goal of this day center for elders was to increase the independence of elders and keep them at home longer which would ultimately be cheaper than placing them in a facility.

Interns are expected to review the material in the manual pertaining to upcoming experiences so that they are prepared to ask and answer questions. Interns are expected to arrive on time and dress appropriately for the day’s experience. Polo and T-shirts are provided to you to wear. Unless otherwise indicated, business casual is expected and start times are 8am unless otherwise specified by the syllabus or Mentor. You will be expected to present your experiences to your supervisors on a weekly basis. You will be required to design and complete a project at the end of the internship. The purpose of the project is to identify some aspect of our SCOM processes (on your own or with the help of one of your mentors) that can be improved upon and benefit CCBCC. You will be given two weeks to complete this project and present it to senior level managers at CCBCC at the end of the internship experience at the SCO main office in Charlotte, NC. Interns will be evaluated by their supervisor and the mentors they interact throughout the internship. As we strive to provide the best experiences possible, interns will be required to provide feedback anonymously about their experience to the Director of Internship Programming.