According to Alice Watson (1984), who wrote about the history of Jamaica Service Program for Older Adults (JSPOA), states that the agency came together from an earlier community effort in the 1970 by agencies, churches and local organizations that observe the needs for more sufficient, low-cost housing for the elderly. The agency formed a partnership that sponsored the construction of Conlon-Lihfe Towers, a 216-unit facility built under private auspices as a complete operation and now supervised by the New York City Housing Authority. Once it became evident that the housing would come into being, there were problems that remained a central concern, such as changing a variety of services to allow seniors to stay in the community. For a while, the community had done well in developing housing that would enable older persons to remain in their community. However, other crucial services were unavailable. “At that time, only two senior centers served the area. There were no elderly health clinics, few recreational programs, no educational or transportation services for older people, few in home services (other than for Medicaid eligibilities), and no programs to promote safety, a primary concern of the elderly “The lack of these services brought about changes that were implemented. In the year of 1972, the efforts of this creation lead to the founding of the non–profit unit, Jamaica Service Program for Older Adults (JSPOA). Facilities wanted to have a program that would help the senior citizens in the community of Southeast Queens, NY, which consists of mainly African Americans, Indians, Hispanic and whites. The founders grew up in this neighborhood and were inspired to give back to where they came from. One of the ways they did this ... ... middle of paper ... ...gency is a busy environment, clean, and the staff is organized and friendly. The senior citizens are well engaged in their activities and are very active. The JSPOA Friendship center has several engaging activities for their members such as arts and crafts, exercise class, dance class, computer class, dominoes, and even outside trips. Doing field placement gave me an insight on what the center is about and what it has to offer. For example, I saw that the senior citizens at the center were very enthusiastic about their work and were so engaged in their activities. They were so thrilled to share their accomplishment such as their beautiful arts and craft. Overall, the senior citizens at the center looked very pleased with the services and programs that were available to them as well as the relationships they created with one another by being a member of this center.
However, St. Joseph’s Mercy Care Services, which is an affiliation of Saint Joseph’s Hospital is said to be one of the largest community outreach programs in the Atlanta area. They provide several services to those who are less fortunate; the services provided by this facility consists of providing primary healthcare and essential services t...
When an agency can choose between two or more alternatives that mean the agency has discretion. Arbitrariness can be cause by too much discretion; therefore it is best it is best if it is not too broad. On the other hand inflexible public administration can lead to too little discretion and this is just as bad. As it stands now the agencies are given too much discretion and are not being monitored enough. The framers protected civil rights through the federal constitution, stated constitutions and statutory law because they were concerned about the excessive and unchecked discretion which eventually led to arbitrary decision making. Americans show a cautious distrust if not anxiety of discretion. These rights act as restrictions on the discretion of lawmakers and law enforcers.
Mrs. Nancy Hamilton (changed name for privacy) is 95 years old female who resides in a local continued care retirement community (CCRC) located in the Los Angeles County. I decided to interview Mrs. Hamilton for her successful aging. I have known her for 9 years and her aging process has not been an easy ride but she always maintained a positive sprit that kept her going even today. Mrs. Hamilton moved in to a CCRC in 2006, two years after her husband passed away. Mrs. Hamilton has one daughter and one son. Daughter Margaret lives nearby and visits frequently and takes care of personally needs such as transportation to medical appointments or shopping for skin care products or clothes as necessary. Son, David lives in the Northern California and visits a few times a year.
A well-known program in New Orleans is The Covenant House. It is a well establish program that offer assistance to thousands of youth. Each day, scores of kids walk into Covenant Houses across the Americas for the first time. They get what they need immediately: a shower, a meal, clothes, a warm bed, and medical care if they require it – more than a third do. Then, Covenant House has expectations of the kids. Once they’re safe, clot...
The Volunteer Support program encourages employees to play an active role in their communities by volunteering in educational, cultural and faith based activities (2014 Citizenship & Sustainability Report 63). Employees are able to sign up for these activities through J&J’s internal “Click to Care” website. In addition to encouraging employees to participate in the community, they recognize excellence in volunteerism by giving individuals awards for their strong commitment to their community (2014 Citizenship & Sustainability Report
1. In your opinion, which ancient political practice, protective or developmental republicanism, has had the greatest impact on our liberal democratic practice?
The Ministry of Social Development, 2008. Office for Senior Citizens the Ministry of Social Development Highlights from the Positive Ageing Strategy Annual Report 2001/2008 and Action Plan 2008/2010
If I can turn back in time, I would advise my young self to join the Kaiser Permanente volunteering program sooner and to skip the small conversations in meetings. Those talks may seem necessary for the first few times, but this communication method can become meaningless since people do not interact on a personal level. Joining the program had supported me by allowing me to associate with various friends through teamwork and encouraged me to thrive beyond my comfort zone.
African American senior citizens face a health care crisis too. They have worked all of their lives to secure retirement, but their retirement has been threatened because of the rising cost of long-term medical care. Insurance companies have failed to provide affordable long-term care, protection that most senior citizens need. This lack of long term care and affordability has been a serious problem for the health care system. In some cities, the shortage of hospital beds is so serious that it is common for patients to stay in emergency rooms before they can be admitted to an inpatient room (Drake 109). More than one thousand hospital beds are occupied by people who could be better care for in nursing homes or through home health care (Drake 110). Of the disabled elderly 1.3 million reside in nursing homes (Drake 10). These patients are unable to perform two or more of the basic activities of daily living without assistance.
Growing up, my parents and other influential figures around me modelled the importance of community service through their continual volunteer work and dedication to improving the world around them. Whether it be participation in a well-attended project or persistent contribution to a helpful organization, those aforementioned individuals were formative in guiding me towards a path filled with opportunities for having an impact on my community.
The Elmira program is amongst one of the programs that have been developed. This program served vulnerable—mostly white, poor, young, and m...
Elderly resident living in Leisure World Long term care center Brampton, Wood is the community I will be assessing. The facility was established in early 2003, it is located at the intersection of Humber west road and Gore way drive. The home consists of private and shared rooms, accommodates 160 residents with cultural diversity.
The rapidly growing elderly population is becoming a serious social problem in many countries. Some countries have been successful at finding solutions for this problem but others have not. Japan is one of the latter countries. Although Japan has one of the highest life expectancy rates and a reputation for good quality of life for its elderly population, it has been unsuccessful at addressing this problem. Compared to other industrialized countries, Japan lags behind in programs for elders who are physically disabled, bedridden or in need of long term care. The current economic crisis is exacerbating this situation as the government is cutting funding for elder programs. This problem resonates deeply with me, and I hope to someday work on finding a solution. It is for this reason that I am applying to the graduate program in social work at Boston University: I seek the skills and knowledge I need to return to Japan and work for a social work service.
The concern for privatisation of public sector enterprises has been taken as the “new adjustment measures” since the recession in the early eighties (Gouri et. al., 1991). The definition of privatisation varies depending on one’s perspective. One would normally define privatisation as the selling of government assets to the private sector as the government is no longer able to finance or to produce the goods and services.
Contrast the political organization of either a band, tribe or chiefdom with the political organization of the U.S.