LCSH
Retirement communities; Universities and colleges--Faculty; Older people--Care--United States; Older people--Services for--United States
Abstract
This project provided the University of Puget Sound Administration with a proposal for developing a Virtual Village for Puget Sound’s Faculty Emeriti. A Virtual Village may aid the University’s Faculty Emeriti by giving them the necessary supports to stay in their homes. The proposal included 11 sections: Introduction, age-related changes and their impact on function, importance of social participation on the aging senior, an overview of virtual villages, the need for a virtual village at Puget Sound, the design of a virtual village at Puget Sound, volunteer requirements and duties, sustainability of the Village, additional resources, glossary and references. This proposal provided the implementation, of the Village, in three tiers. The first tier provided check-in services and light home maintenance. The second tier included those services plus the addition of transportation. The third tier included the services of tiers one and two, plus the addition of vetted vendors. A Virtual Village at Puget Sound can offer the Faculty Emeriti needed support to continue to reside in their homes participate in their community while they “age in place.”
First Advisor
Lucretia A. Berg
Second Advisor
Geroge A. Tomlin
Date of Completion
Spring 2012
Degree Type
Thesis
Format
URI
http://soundideas.pugetsound.edu/ms_occ_therapy/50
Language
English
Rights
Degree Name
Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT)
Date of Award
4-1-2012
Department
Occupational Therapy
Institution
University of Puget Sound
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