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3. Imagine you are an environmental gerontologist who has a 77-year-old client with visual
impairments who is living in a home that has not been modified since it was built in the 1970s.
Discuss the steps you would take to help your client modify their home and how you would
overcome common barriers faced by people with functional impairments who wish to age in place.
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ANS: Student answers should include the following:
-assess the individual’s home and make recommendations for modifications
-provide technical support and referrals for the individual
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, CHAPTER 1: Issues to Consider in the Study of Adult Development
-this will help with the barrier of perceived lack of control
-follow up with the individual to ensure they have made modifications
CHAPTER 1: Issues to Consider in the Study of Adult Development
3. Imagine you are an environmental gerontologist who has a 77-year-old client with visual
impairments who is living in a home that has not been modified since it was built in the 1970s.
Discuss the steps you would take to help your client modify their home and how you would
overcome common barriers faced by people with functional impairments who wish to age in place.
CHAPTER 1: Issues to Consider in the Study of Adult Development
,CHAPTER 1: Issues to Consider in the Study of Adult Development
ANS: Student answers should include the following:
-assess the individual’s home and make recommendations for modifications
-provide technical support and referrals for the individual
CHAPTER 1: Issues to Consider in the Study of Adult Development
, CHAPTER 1: Issues to Consider in the Study of Adult Development
-this will help with the barrier of perceived lack of control
-follow up with the individual to ensure they have made modifications
CHAPTER 1: Issues to Consider in the Study of Adult Development