
{"id":141,"date":"2019-07-10T09:30:02","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T13:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/?page_id=141"},"modified":"2020-08-04T11:40:37","modified_gmt":"2020-08-04T15:40:37","slug":"meck60-needs-assessment-2019","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/research\/meck60-needs-assessment-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"MECK60+ Needs Assessment 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>MECK60+ Needs Assessment Survey 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The unprecedented recent demographic changes including the Baby Boomer generation that begun to retire in 2011 (born 1946 to 1964) pose new challenges not only for individuals and their families but also for communities and society at large. \u00a0As Charlotte and Mecklenburg County experience rapid growth and influx of older adults, it is of interest to local governments, community-based organizations, the private sector, and other community members to understand more accurately the health status and the array of programs needed to serve older adults in the community.<\/p>\n\n\n<table style=\"height: 344px;width: 99.1641%;border-collapse: collapse;border-style: hidden\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 19.6552%;text-align: center\">\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/publications.southminster.org\/books\/pbyk\/?blm_aid=0#p=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #008000\">Final Report Readable Format<\/span><\/a><\/h5>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/publications.southminster.org\/books\/pbyk\/?blm_aid=0#p=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1329 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1025\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-930-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #008000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.5517%;text-align: center\">\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1025\/2020\/05\/Final-Report-Meck60-May-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #008000\">Final report in PDF Downloadable Format\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/h5>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1025\/2020\/05\/Final-Report-Meck60-May-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1329 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1025\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-930-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.5517%;text-align: center\">\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1025\/2020\/08\/Meck60-Summary-Recommendations-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #008000\">Selected Findings &amp; Recommendations<\/span><\/a><\/h5>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #008000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1025\/2020\/08\/Meck60-Summary-Recommendations-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1352\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1025\/2020\/08\/summ-1-234x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"77\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 23.1034%;text-align: center\">\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1025\/2020\/05\/RECOMMENDATIONS-summary-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #008000\">Summary of Recommendations in\u00a0 PDF Downloadable Format<\/span><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #008000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1025\/2020\/05\/RECOMMENDATIONS-summary-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1330 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1025\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-931-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1025\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-931-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1025\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-931-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1025\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-931-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1025\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-931-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1025\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-931.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.1724%;text-align: center\">\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/research\/meck60-needs-assessment-2019\/data-reports-and-statastics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #008000\">Data Report and Statistics\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/h5>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/research\/meck60-needs-assessment-2019\/data-reports-and-statastics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1323 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1025\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-925-300x160.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1025\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-925-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1025\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-925-1024x547.png 1024w, https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1025\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-925-768x410.png 768w, https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1025\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-925.png 1443w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Goals of the Study  <a href=\"https:\/\/publications.southminster.org\/books\/pbyk\/?blm_aid=0#p=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">final report<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Needs Assessment Study of older adults has three&nbsp;main goals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. To&nbsp;examine socio-demographic characteristics, health status and service use needs of Caucasians, African Americans and Latinos 60 and older in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. To&nbsp;outline the profile of family caregivers and assess health status, support needs, psychological outcomes, and conditions under which they use community services<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3.&nbsp;To disseminate study findings to stakeholders and community members, develop data-driven action steps, and advocate on behalf of older adults<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Health Dimensions Assessed in the Study:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/research\/meck60-needs-assessment-2019\/demographic-information\/\">Section 1: Demographics<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/research\/meck60-needs-assessment-2019\/health-information-summary\/\">Section 2: Health<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/research\/meck60-needs-assessment-2019\/community-satisfaction-summary\/\">Section 4: Community Services<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/research\/meck60-needs-assessment-2019\/family-caregiving-summary\/\">Section 5: Family Caregiving<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/research\/meck60-needs-assessment-2019\/executive-summary-of-meck60\/\">Executive summary of the report <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gerontology.uncc.edu\/sites\/gerontology.uncc.edu\/files\/media\/Data%20Slides%20Forum%20Shepherd%20Center.pptx\">Preliminary Results @ Public Forum Data Workbook,<\/a>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gerontology.uncc.edu\/sites\/gerontology.uncc.edu\/files\/media\/Meck%2060%2B%20Forum%20Final%20Workbook%202018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">9 18 2018<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gerontology.uncc.edu\/sites\/gerontology.uncc.edu\/files\/media\/Meck%2060%2B%20Flyer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MECK60+ Study-English<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gerontology.uncc.edu\/sites\/gerontology.uncc.edu\/files\/media\/Meck%2060%20Health%20SPANISH.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MECK60+&nbsp;Study-Spanish<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PRESS RELEASE<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uncc.edu\/news\/2018-09-05\/study-provides-insight-needs-mecklenburg-county-seniors\">https:\/\/health.uncc.edu\/news\/2018-09-05\/study-provides-insight-needs-mecklenburg-county-seniors<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MECK60+ Needs Assessment Survey 2019 The unprecedented recent demographic changes including the Baby Boomer generation that begun to retire in 2011 (born 1946 to 1964) pose new challenges not only for individuals and their families but also for communities and society at large. \u00a0As Charlotte and Mecklenburg County experience rapid growth and influx of older [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":831,"featured_media":136,"parent":106,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-141","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/831"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1357,"href":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/141\/revisions\/1357"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/106"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/jmontoro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}