Reference no: EM132187195

Question: You are working with your county commissioner's office to help make decisions on community planning by completing a study of the city's aging community, preliminary to developing a new agency on aging. You have been asked to explain why the study of gerontology is important to the development of the city and why the aging population of your city must be recognized and considered in the planning process.

Part I: In a paper of 3-5 pages, provide the following information:

• What are the broader implications of aging in U.S. society, and more specifically, how do these implications become the responsibility of cities and communities?

• Identify at least 1 theory about aging (e.g., disengagement theory, activity theory, continuity theory) that is relevant to your decision-making process as a member of the age advocacy group.

• Describe at least 2 changes that often occur cognitively within an aging community (e.g., loss of memory, lack of attention) that make a study of your community's aging population pertinent.

• What are some of the future implications regarding the needs of an aging population for which your city must be aware?
Support your answers with research from the library and the Web.

Part II

Deliverable Length: Paper: 3-5 pages; PPT: 4-5 slides

Develop a PowerPoint proposal consisting of 4-5 slides plus title and reference slides, answering the following questions for the commission's funding board:

• Who are the stakeholders and concerned parties?

• What are at least 3 of the physical, cognitive or physical/physiological concerns that the aging population might encounter?

• Describe some benchmarks or best practice cases, and explain why they would or would not work in your agency.