Older Adult Community Assessment Paper Part Two
Moving forward with Mrs. E’s scenario. From the point of view of an older adult, use the information you gathered in part one to evaluate your neighborhood in terms of how adequately it will meet the present and anticipated future needs of older adults, such as Mrs. E.
Write a paper on this using APA format. Use the seventh edition APA. This is an academic APA paper from the view of an outside person (Write in 3rd person; avoid “I,” “You,” or “We” statements). Avoid telling a story of yourself and your dog. Avoid personal information about your family. Avoid material on older adults that does not apply to the community (a half-page on hypertension from the Mayo Clinic does not belong; focus on the community and older adults). Your paper should be a minimum of three pages and a maximum of five pages, double-spaced, not counting the cover page, appendix, or references. Students must use at least three current academic articles (that are peer-reviewed) in addition to supporting their view of the neighborhood. These references should concern the characteristics and needs of older adults. Crime rates should be reported as incidents per 1000 or 100,000 inhabitants. Crime rates should be reported using government sources. Facts that are not common knowledge should be supported with a citation. One of those references can be your textbook. Remember to add the corrected version of the table you did in week two as an appendix and to mention it in the paper.
All submissions will be checked for plagiarism. If any is detected without an appropriate citation, the student will receive zero points in that area of the assignment and may be referred to the Office of Student Conduct (OSC) for academic dishonesty. Also, if you are repeating this class, remember you can’t use your old assignment. You must select a different location; otherwise, you will violate student conduct and be referred to the Office of Student Conduct (OSC).
See Canvas for the grading rubric of the Older Adult Community Assessment Paper and more instructions.