Older Adult Community Assessment Paper Part Two
Moving forward with Mrs. E’ scenario. From the point of view of an older adult, use the information you gathered in part one to evaluate your neighborhood in terms of how adequately it will meet the present and anticipated future needs of older adults such as Mrs. E. Write a paper on this using APA format. Use seventh edition APA. This is an academic, APA paper from the view of an outside person (Write in 3rd person, avoid “I”, “You”, or “We” statements). Avoid telling a story of yourself and your dog and that you are happy the sidewalk is flat. Avoid personal information about your family. Avoid material on older adults that do not apply to the community (half page on hypertension from the Mayo Clinic does not belong, focus on the community and older adult. Your paper should be a minimum of three pages and a maximum of five pages double spaced not counting the cover page, appendix, or references. Students must use at least three current academic articles (that are peer-reviewed and within the past five years) in addition to the references they use to document the characteristics of their neighborhood. These references should concern the characteristics and needs of older adults. Crime rates should be reported as incidents per 1000 or 100,000 inhabitants. Crime rates should be reported using government sources. Facts that are not common knowledge should be supported with a citation. One of those references can be your textbook.
All submissions will be checked for plagiarism. If plagiarism is detected the student will receive a zero for this assignment and will be referred to the Office of the Students Conduct.
Grading Rubric Older Adult Community Assessment Paper
Criterion Fully met Partially met Not met
Paper double-spaced, in required length, and correct spelling and grammar. One point will be deducted for each error-max 10 points. 10 points 1 to 9 points 0 points
Support your points with at least three current & professional articles. 10 points 1-9 points per source 0 points
Introduction of the neighborhood using the zip code/Name of the area/class 10 points 1 to 9 points 0
Current services from your previous table that meet older adults’ needs 10 points 1 to 9 points 0
Identify the services that need improvement and propose a legislative solution to correct the identified deficits 10 points 1 to 9 points 0
A summary evaluation of the neighborhood is pertinent and realistic 10 points 1 to 9 points 0 points
Writing reflects an understanding of the older adult’s viewpoint 10 points 1 to 9 points 0 points
Relate appropriately to the community assessment table within the body of the paper 10 1 to 9 points 0
The corrected version of the older Adult Community Assessment Table was added appropriately to the final paper as an appendix to this paper and not a separate attachment. 10 points No points if not attached 0 points
Citations and references are done properly according to APA standards 10 points One point will be deducted for each error to a maximum of 10 points
This assignment will be submitted in two parts. Part one is the table which will be turned in in week 2. Part two is the paper, due in week 4. This paper will include the table added as an appendix to the main paper. The table should come after your references.
