Identify ways to facilitate the independence of older adults.
Identification should include
- housing or home modification
- retraining and employment
- educational and recreational activities
- interaction across family generations (multigenerational)
- socialization activities (including volunteering), especially for those without a social network
- health care
- transportation
- financial planning
- nutritional planning.
Process/Skill Questions:
Thinking
- How might one give an older adult the opportunity to make decisions for themselves?
- What are the benefits to an older adult when they maintain independence?
Communication
- In what ways might a human services professional help an older adult retain independence?
- How can one help create more volunteer opportunities for older adults in the community?
Leadership
- What are appropriate ways to make human services referrals?
Management
- What retraining and employment options are available for older adults?
- Why is home modification often preferable to moving a client to an assisted living facility?