Ih project 2 elderly

IH project Done by : Joel Koh and Cheng Tong Wen

Our neighborhood
Hougang / Serangoon North
Convenient
Residential area
Familiar

Physical feature
Many kinds of items
Important for mobility , recreation , health … etc
What government can provide

RAMPS
Realized that there were many ramps available
Help elderly on wheel chair
Improve mobility

Senior citizen corner
Television
Vending Machine
Cheap drinks
Sitting area
Wifispot

Mini Gardens
Recreation
Healthy way to pass time
Good for the environment

Fitness corner
Realised that there were fitness corners beside playgrounds.
Enable the elderly the exercise relaxingly
Many variety of equipments

Benches
Place to rest
Place to talk and meet
Place to play board games

Common services , food and others for elderly
Polyclinic
Hawker centre
SBS bus
Community centre

INTERVIEW 1
Interview elderly outside house
First level
Chance encounter as he as us to help him lift the wheel chair into his house
Accepted our interview
Age estimate : 60+

Q and A
Q1) Do you go to the polyclinic often?
Ans: Yes, due to breathing problems
Q2) How do you find their service
Ans: OK (hai hao)
Q3) How long do you normally wait until it is your turn?
Ans: About half an hour to 1 hour
Q4) Is the cost of the medical fees manageable?
Ans: Manageable
Q5) Do you have problems moving around in the neighborhood?
Ans: No. I usually stay at home due to breathing problems

Q and A
Q6) What do you do during your free time?
Ans: Watch television or read the newspaper
Q7) Do you eat in the hawker centre?
Ans: Yes
Q8) Do you find the food there healthy
Ans: Most of them
Q9) Is the environment in your block clean?
Ans: Yes
Q10) Do you think that the price of the food in the hawker centre are manageable?
Ans: Yes
Q11) Do you take the public transport?
Ans: Yes, normally to go to polyclinics

Q and A
Q12) Is the public transport comfortable?
Ans: Yes
Q13) Do you find the Utility bills expensive?
Ans: Not really
Q14) Do you normally attend the events hosted by the community centre?
Ans: Yes
Q15) Do you enjoy them?
Ans: Yes, especially the dance.
Q16) What do you do to keep fit?
Ans: Hardly exercise due to breathing problems

Interview 2
Did it with an elderly at the benches
Allowed us to interview him but no photo
Age estimate : 65 - 75

Q and A
Ans: Yes I go there to check my kidney
Ans: bu cuo ( mandarin )
Ans: About two hours sometimes , the medicine takes long to collect
Ans: Manageable , yes it is
Ans: No. I don’t go around places very often

Q and A
Ans: Talk to friends
Ans: Yes
Ans: No not really , very oily
Ans: Yes
Ans: Yes
Ans: Yes, I do

Q and A
Ans: Yes , it is air con but sometimes very packed
Ans: Not really
Ans: Yes
Ans: Yes, like singing .
Ans: breeze walk ( man man zou )

Interview 3
Chance upon her when we were walking in the void decks
Sitting on a bench
Approached her
Age : 70 – 80

Q and A
Ans: Yes I go there because I have dibeties
Ans: can lar
Ans: About one hour
Ans: yes it is
Ans: no it is very convenient as the bus stop in just under my block

Q and A
Ans: go to the community centre
Ans: Yes
Ans: No not really , very salty bad for my condition
Ans: Yes
Ans: Yes
Ans: Yes, I do

Q and A
Ans: Yes ,
Ans: It is manageable
Ans: Yes
Ans: Yes, like cooking .
Ans: dun really exercise

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Conclusions ( service )
Public transport : the government has done a good job in transport , most of the elderly in the interview says the public transport has been beneficial to them and it is very comfortable
Food : Although the food is affordable and cheap , the quality of food is not there yet . The food sold at hawker centres are becoming more and more unhealthy . Many of these elderly cannot consume these foods as they might have kidney problems and diabetes
Healthcare : Healthcare services is quite good because they are cheap and yet they provide the necessary medicine to solve the illnesses of the elderly . Although the cost of healthcare is manageable however the most common complain made by the elderly is that the time taken to see the doctor is too long .
Recreation : Community centres are being build around many neighborhoods , this allows the elderly to meet up and do something together . Many parks also have a fitness corner designed for the elderly to exercise .

Conclusions ( physical features )
Good
Elderly – friendly
Easy to use
Placed near void decks
- Government has done a good job in meeting the needs of the elderly . They have fulfilled most of the requirements .

Reflections
Joel : I found this field activity meaningful as it allowed us to understand the plight the elderly in our society and what they do . It is important for us to understand their problems as many of the senior citizen do not know where to seek help or ask for help . Hence it is our duty as younger individuals to address their problems and help them . During this field activity , I got to know my neighborhood better . There were many places in my neighborhood which was unexplored before I took on this trip . I understood why there were so many ramps and benches available in void decks and how it benefited the elderly . The activity has also allowed me to gain some insides on the concerns of the elderly . The activity has made me more confident in my speech since it is the first time interviewing an elderly . It has also allowed me to learn some dialect .

Reflections
Tong Wen :
In my opinion, through this field activity, I have that the government has done a good job by addressing the need of the elderly. As Joel and I walk around our neighborhood, we discovered many physical features that are elderly friendly such as ramps for mobility, fitness corner for exercising and also an elderly corner to allow elderly to communicate with one another. Through this activity, a way that I can improve is to not be shy when asking permission from asking people if we could interview them. I would love to do this field activity again as this would boost my confidence level. Thus I enjoyed interviewing the elderly and enjoyed this activity as well.

Ih project 2 elderly

by Joel Koh on May 07, 2011

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