|
|
|
Lesson Plans Literacy Enhance Literacy, Comprehension & Civic Action Build Inquiry, Critical Research and Analysis Connect with Local Offices and the Internet Community Health and Content Standards Explore Your Community Community Health and Content Standards School Violence and Local Government Critical Social and Civic Capital Practice Thinking and Writing Skills |
KAT
Talk, Spring 1998 VISITING A NURSING HOME Many people who live in nursing homes no longer have friends and relatives nearby and enjoy visits from young people. There are more things good citizens can do to improve how life is for older neighbors. The more you understand, the more you can do to help. And you might be surprised at how much you gain from them. 1. Find out how many people older than 65 live in your community. (Hint: Use your County as the community for this issue. Call your County's Office ofAging and Adult Services. KAT® Talk has a listing of these numbers if you can 't find them in your phone book.) 2. Many older people—not just those who live in nursing homes—need extra help with "activities of daily living" like dressing, food shopping, preparing meals and bathing. Some researchers say that 20 percent of the people over 65 need help with such activities. Using this information and what you learned in question 1 above, figure out approximately how many people in your community need this kind of help. 3. What private agencies and organizations in your community help take care of older citizens? (Hint: Does your phone book have a listing for Human Services? For Visiting Nurses?) What do they do, and where does the money come from? 4. What government agencies and offices in your community help take care of older citizens? (Hint: Again, start with your County's Office on Aging.) What do they do, and where does the money come from?
|
|
|
|
|
| Kids Around Town LWVPA-CEF 226 Forster Street Harrisburg, PA 17102 717-234-1576 or in PA 800-692-7281 annrappoport@comcast.net |
Home| About KAT | The KAT Model | Order Materials | Lesson Plans Join the Discussion | Resource Exchange | Your Projects | Suggestions Copyright © 1996-1999 - League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania Citizen Education Fund
|