Addressing Needs of the Elderly Work with the elderly is multifaceted and becoming increasingly important as our aging population increases. Middle-aged adults are finding themselves with difficult decisions related to caring for elderly members of their families, often with the added burdens of health and mobility limitations. In addition, communities face questions regarding how to meet the needs of elderly populations—needs that may include the home delivery of meals, medical care, and transportation. For this week’s Discussion, you analyze the needs of the elderly in the community where you live to identify social work interventions that could help meet their needs. Consider the cultural backgrounds and other diversity-related characteristics of the elderly population in your community as these inform the types of interventions you select. With these thoughts in mind: Post by Day 4 a description of a need in your community’s elderly population. Then, propose a plan of action regarding how a social work program or intervention could meet this need. (Since this plan of action may be outside your everyday responsibilities as a clinical social worker, assume that your employer agrees that this service is needed and is granting you the time you need to accomplish this task.)Include in your plan of action the goal of the intervention (i.e., what the intervention will accomplish) and three components of the intervention, explaining how they support this goal. ...

1. Addressing Needs of the Elderly
Work with the elderly is multifaceted and becoming
increasingly important as our aging population increases.
Middle-aged adults are finding themselves with difficult
decisions related to caring for elderly members of their
families, often with the added burdens of health and mobility
limitations. In addition, communities face questions regarding
how to meet the needs of elderly populations —needs that may
include the home delivery of meals, medical care, and
transportation.
For this week’s Discussion, you analyze the needs of the elderly
in the community where you live to identify social work
interventions that could help meet their needs. Consider the
cultural backgrounds and other diversity-related characteristics
of the elderly population in your community as these inform the
types of interventions you select.
With these thoughts in mind:
Post by Day 4
a description of a need in your community’s elderly population.
Then, propose a plan of action regarding how a social work
program or intervention could meet this need. (Since this plan
of action may be outside your everyday responsibilities as a
clinical social worker, assume that your employer agrees that
this service is needed and is granting you the time you need to
accomplish this task.)Include in your plan of action the goal of
the intervention (i.e., what the intervention will accomplish)
and three components of the intervention, explaining how they
support this goal.