Assessment Process and Needs Problem Statement

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Complete worksheet 3.1 A and Write a need and problem statement in no more than three pages that reviews the community assessment methods and presents the service need or problem to be addressed.

WORKSHEET 3.1A.

Statement of Need Questionnaire

1. Use the filled-out Worksheet 3.1B as an example as you complete this questionnaire.

Who? Where? When?	What? Why?	Evidence of Problem	Impact If Problem Is Resolved?
Who is in need? (Maybe people, animals, plants, and so on.)	What is the need?	What evidence do you have to support your claim?	What are the consequences of meeting the need?
Where are they?	Why does this need occur?		How is the need linked to your organization?
When is the need evident?

WORKSHEET 3.1B.

Statement of Need Questionnaire

1. Use this filled-out worksheet as an example as you complete Worksheet 3.1A.

Who? Where? When?	What? Why?	Evidence of Problem	Impact If Problem Is Resolved?
Who is in need? (Maybe people, animals, plants, and so on.) . Frail homebound seniors over sixty years old, living at home, usually alone.	What is the need? . No comprehensive assessment of nutritional and social service needs happens on a regular basis for homebound elders. They may not be getting the services that best support their staying in their homes. . The lack of need identification and referral for services results in deteriorating health for frail elders and frequently results in costly institutionalization that could be prevented.	What evidence do you have to support your claim? . More than 13,000 individuals in the county over age sixty live below the poverty line. . Social workers are not available to visit the homebound elderly. . Many Meals on Wheels recipients must leave their homes because of the lack of coordinated care.	What are the consequences of meeting the need? . Frail elders will be able to remain in their home longer. . Frail elders will remain healthier with good coordination between social services and nutrition programs. . Expensive institutionalization will be avoided through cost-effective preventive services.
Where are they? . Throughout Main County.
When is the need evident? . When illness or institutionalization occurs due to an absence of social services.	Why does this need occur? . No organization in the Consortium has social workers working with nutritionists to assess the health and social services needs of the homebound elderly. . Funding is not available at each organization to hire social workers.		How is the need linked to your organization? . The Meals Consortium mission is to find cost-effective ways to serve the county’s frail elders. The social services program will provide a coordinated system of social services and nutritional care to serve the target population.