This quarter has gone by incredibly fast and it’s insane how much we’ve done in just these few short weeks. We’ve visited a broad range of sites that covered run-down affordable housing options for seniors, to high-end luxury retirement living that we all aspire to one day retire in. Last week, I presented a current event related to aging, and my group decided to present on the topic of the senior co-housing trend. More and more seniors are wanting to stay in their homes for longer for two primary reasons: socialization and cost-sharing. As the life expectancy increases for older adults, it becomes more and more difficult to find affordable housing options that fit their needs, and co-housing might be able to help address the issue. By co-housing, it can reduce loneliness and the costs for living aid as such costs would be split amongst the residents. Our focus in the class has now shifted towards our HAPs and NAPs. I am working towards the West Senior Center Prom, which will take place on March 9th. We decided on a carnival theme, and now we are working on making it all happen. A lot of planning is involved, including securing food from Costco, assembling goody bags for all in attendance, creating a playlist and games to play at the event, and more. For our NAP, our group has decided to focus on the Hillcrest area. We have visited our site once, and actually lucked into an interview with a woman that works for an Alzheimer’s daycare center in that area. Speaking with her was very enlightening and gave us more insight into what a day in the life really is for an individual with Alzheimer’s. We are planning on visiting the site again soon to gather more data. Next week, I am presenting my EP project that I chose to do on my dad. It was an incredible experience because he is a man that does not speak about himself at all, and I feel I really got to know him a lot better through the course of this assignment.
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