2007 Information Gathering Charts
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

Note: Total surveys=256; Church group=34; HDM=60; Rural sites=40; Speak outs=69; Low Income=53.

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

Note: Data collected from 256 surveys

Most Important Senior Issues or Services Percentage
Hot meals at senior centers 73.7
Help paying for prescription drugs 72.3
Home delivered meals 71.3
Transportation services 63
Food pantry/ having enough food to eat 61.5

Note: Percentage that was indicated as most important on survey

Not Important to Marginally Important Percentage
Music & dance/ parties 54.8
Computer access & training 53.7
Intimacy in later years 51.4
Day field trips 49.6
Grandparents raising grandchildren 43.5

Note: Percentage that indicated item as either not important or marginally important

Important to Very Important Percentage
Hot meals at senior centers 94
Home delivered meals 92.4
Help paying for prescription drugs 91.9
Food pantry/having enough food to eat 91.6
Transportation services 89.9

Note: Percentage of responses that indicated either important or very important

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