|
Respondents who considered these issues or services important or very important. |
Speak Outs |
HDM |
Rural Sites
|
Low Income
|
Church Group
|
| Hot meals at senior centers |
99.2 |
95.9 |
97.2 |
81.1 |
100 |
| Home delivered meals |
90.2 |
100 |
97.2 |
79.2 |
100 |
| Help paying for prescription drugs |
85 |
95.7 |
90.6 |
92.3 |
100 |
| Food pantry/having enough food to eat |
90.6 |
89.6 |
87.5 |
92.3 |
100 |
| Transportation services |
86.3 |
91.5 |
87.8 |
90.5 |
97 |
| Diabetes and/or cholesterol testing |
87.1 |
80.8 |
88.5 |
83 |
100 |
| Help with Medicare Part D enrollment |
78.5 |
91.5 |
71.4 |
88.7 |
97 |
| Adult day services for frail elders |
91.9 |
83.7 |
82.8 |
73.6 |
97 |
| Blood pressure screening |
84.7 |
75.5 |
88.9 |
83.1 |
97 |
| Help fixing up my house/home repairs |
72.8 |
79.2 |
84.4 |
88.7 |
100 |
| Legal services |
76.4 |
84.1 |
81.8 |
80.8 |
97 |
| Help/advocacy for nursing home residents |
84.8 |
75 |
84.8 |
71.7 |
100 |
| Prevention education for physical health |
90.3 |
65.2 |
87.1 |
66.1 |
100 |
| Elder abuse prevention |
76.3 |
78.3 |
87.9 |
69.8 |
94.2 |
| Programs to enhance mental vitality |
85.7 |
64.6 |
90.7 |
67.9 |
97.1 |
| Information on memory loss |
79.6 |
65.2 |
90.6 |
71.1 |
91.2 |
| Fitness programs (stretching/walking etc.) |
86 |
56.6 |
87.1 |
67.9 |
82.4 |
| Oral health screening |
73.7 |
71.1 |
80.6 |
56.8 |
100 |
| Falls prevention education |
80.9 |
64.5 |
86.2 |
56.6 |
91 |
| Someone to talk to about grief/loss |
75.9 |
62.5 |
75.7 |
66 |
97 |
| Volunteer opportunities |
71.4 |
58.7 |
69.7 |
67.3 |
87.9 |
| Financial planning services |
65.3 |
56.5 |
67.6 |
56.6 |
91.2 |
| Medication/alcohol abuse information/help |
63.2 |
61.9 |
70.9 |
47.2 |
94.1 |
| Employment opportunities |
56.2 |
48.9 |
57.1 |
64.2 |
79.4 |
| Grandparents raising grandchildren |
52.7 |
50 |
61.3 |
51 |
72.7 |
| Day field trips |
51.8 |
28.9 |
44.8 |
58.5 |
67.7 |
| Intimacy in later years |
57.7 |
38.7 |
56.7 |
30.8 |
63.6 |
| Computer access & training |
49.3 |
26.6 |
57.2 |
39.6 |
64.7 |
| Music & dance/parties |
54.4 |
31.8 |
38.7 |
33.9 |
66.7 |
| “How important are these services and activities.” |
Very important/ Important |
Number |
Marginal/ Not Important |
Number |
| Hot meals at senior centers |
94.1 |
222 |
5.9 |
14 |
|
Home delivered meals |
92.4 |
219 |
7.6 |
18 |
| Help paying for prescription drugs |
92 |
206 |
8 |
18 |
| Food pantry/having enough food to eat |
91.6 |
207 |
8.4 |
19 |
| Transportation services |
90 |
207 |
10 |
23 |
|
Diabetes and/or cholesterol testing |
86.9 |
199 |
13.1 |
30 |
|
Help with Medicare Part D enrollment |
85.1 |
194 |
14.9 |
34 |
|
Adult day services for frail elders |
85.1 |
194 |
14.9 |
34 |
|
Blood pressure screening |
84.7 |
200 |
15.3 |
36 |
|
Help fixing up my house/home repairs |
83.6 |
189 |
16.4 |
37 |
|
Legal services |
82.9 |
184 |
17.1 |
38 |
|
Help/advocacy for nursing home residents |
81.8 |
184 |
18.2 |
41 |
|
Prevention education for physical health |
80.2 |
178 |
19.8 |
44 |
|
Elder abuse prevention |
79.6 |
179 |
20.4 |
46 |
|
Programs to enhance mental vitality |
79.4 |
181 |
20.6 |
47 |
|
Information on memory loss |
77.9 |
173 |
22.1 |
49 |
|
Fitness programs (stretching/walking etc.) |
75.3 |
171 |
24.7 |
56 |
|
Oral health screening |
74.3 |
162 |
25.7 |
56 |
|
Falls prevention education |
73.9 |
164 |
26.1 |
58 |
|
Someone to talk to about grief/loss |
73.8 |
166 |
26.2 |
59 |
|
Volunteer opportunities |
70 |
159 |
30 |
68 |
|
Financial planning services |
65.8 |
150 |
34.2 |
78 |
|
Medication/alcohol abuse information/help |
65.1 |
140 |
34.9 |
75 |
|
Employment opportunities |
60.6 |
131 |
39.4 |
85 |
|
Grandparents raising grandchildren |
56.1 |
124 |
43.9 |
97 |
|
Day field trips |
50.5 |
111 |
49.5 |
109 |
|
Intimacy in later years |
48.1 |
102 |
51.9 |
110 |
|
Computer access & training |
45.9 |
100 |
54.1 |
118 |
|
Music & dance/parties |
44.7 |
98 |
55.3 |
121 |