HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985 12-18 SENIOR SERVICE MINUTESCity of Brooklyn Center
Senior Service Market Research Task Force
December 18, 1985
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City of Brooklyn Center
Senior Service Market Research Task Force
December 18, 1985
Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
MXXUTBE S
I.
II.
III.
IV.
Review of Minutes from the Previous Meetina
Minutes from the meeting on November 20 were
reviewed by Task Force members. There were no
corrections noted by members.
Attendance
Present
Kathy Flesher
Brad Hoffman
Leone Howe
Warren Lindquist
Duane Orn, M.D.
Absent
Phil Cohen
Lawrence Boums
Guests
Al Beisner
Rosemary Tobin
Update on Rental Analysis
Quality Decisions staff updated members by indicating
that the rental appointments had been made, and the
analysis would be available at the next meeting.
Survev Update
Task force members reviewed the letterhead which had
been prepared specifically for this project. All
seemed to be pleased with the results. Following
discussion on paper stock, members decided to have
' the survey and cover letter duplicated on two shades
of grey stock. Susan.Kopher indicated that the
survey was targeted for mailing on January 6. With
three weeks for return, it was expected that results
would be available toward the latter half of February.
V. Review of Survev Pilot Findinas
Quality Decisions staff shared drafts of the two surveys
which had been pilot tested by approximately 15 members
of the 50-64, and 65+ communities in Brooklyn Center.
Following indepth discussion, the surveys were finalized
and approval given by Task Force members for their
' distribution.
Quahty Deci6iom, Inc.
City of Brooklyn Center
Senior Service Market Research Task Force
December 18, 1985
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VI. Kev Resoondent Interview Findinas
Task Force members reviewed the findings of the interviews
which had been prepared by Quality Decisions staff. Time
was spent presenting the results of each question and
answering questions from members. The next meeting
of the Task Force will include more indepth analysis
of the interview findings by members.
VII. Next Meetina
Tuesday, January 28, 1986 8:30-11:30 AM
Quality Deci6iow, Inc.
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YOUR HELP IS NEEDED.
We're sending this letter to a selected group of adults, aged 50`and over, who live in Brooklyn Center and the
surrounding northern communihes,The4losed survey was deyeloP~ by the Survey Task
enc Force of the Citizens
Advisory Commission to the Earle Brown Farm in the City of Brooklyn Center We want to find out FROM YOU
about the, needs of adults in that area t 4`. f
The City of Brooklyn-,Center is considering the:development of a service center for mature adults which would bring
e roof a vanety of diverse seance proinders and orgariizabons:Members of the Survey Task
Force have a
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Leone Howe, Brooklyn Historical Society
• Phil Cohen; rprevious Mayor of Brooklyn Center a '
Duane Orn` MD, Chair of Cmzens Advisory Commission to the Earle Brown Farm
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Warren Lee landquist,`ret!red sprincipal of School District
j • Brad Hoffman, HRA`Coordinator,: C4 of Brooklyn Center = F t
Kathy Fleshes, Program Supervisor; Brooklyn Center Parks'and Recreation Department
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Lawrence Bpuma, Walker Methodist Residence and Health $e`rvice =
The Task Force.has employed the professional research firm of Quality Decisions, Inc.,to gather information about
the service needs of mature adults I n" addition`to'your opinions; researchers w~ ill also be asking the opinions of key
individuals in all the surrounding communities who have knowledge of the needs and services currently available to
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mature `adults in the area,}
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We know that you have a lot of deman.,ds on your time, but thereis really no subsLtute for yoinvolvement through
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this z survey The survey is detailed to
. make-sure we'understand what you think. We know it will take you° 10-15
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"service needs
sensitive to the of mature adults in the northwestern areas of Henn m County
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Each of "the questions onthe surreys is important and needs YOUR answer:.l anyone of the questions is too F' f:Y:
personal, Just skip it.% a only want the in- ormation that you feel comforta le in sharing No onion the Task Force
will see your answers which wdl be analyzed by'ccmputer and combined with the answers ftom the other adults
who have received this mailing: In addition to the survey, there's'a card to be"completed as well: '
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TIE EARLS BROWN FARM
RESTORATION ANO OEVEIOPMENT
ply MIA fENtfi • 1711 M am rlmmy. • =I CENiEN, IIN 5541! • 611 6441
THE FOLLOWING SURVEY IS DESIGNED TO COLLECT THE OPINIONS OF ADULTS WHO
ARE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 50 AND 64. IF YOU ARE NOT IN THIS AGE GROUP,
PLEASE FILL IN THE ENCLOSED CARD AND RETURN IT IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-
PAID ENVELOPE.
1. The City of Brooklyn Center is interested in establishing a service
center for mature adults which would serve the northern portions of
Hennepin County. The center would bring together under one roof
a variety of diverse organizations, businesses, and services dedicated
to addressing the needs of mature adults. Do you favor the development
of such a service center by the City of Brooklyn Center?
' (1) YES (2)___ No
2. Are you familiar with the Earle Brown Farm site which is just north
' of the Brookdale Shopping Mall?
(1) NO
(2)---- YES - IF yes, would you favor the development of a service center
for mature adults at this site?
(1) YES (2)-
NO
3. The
following is.a list of services which
are generally provided in the
home, but which could be coordinated from
the proposed service center
for
mature adults. Please review the list
and check TWO items which you
would like to have included in the service
center:
(1)
_____Home health/nursing services
(2)
Home companion services
(3)
Homemaker services
(4)
Home repair/chore services
(5)
Home-delivered meals
(6)
Transportation
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4. The following is a list of aervicen/activities/apace which could be
included in the service center for mature adults. Please review the
list and check the FIVE items which you would like to have.included
in the service center:
(1)_____Part-time employment opportunities
(2)----- Volunteer opportunities
ca) Professional health services (nursing, medical, dental, etc.)
(4) Educational opportunities
' (5) Information and referral services
(6)..... Support groups and counseling
(7)..... Day care for senior adults
(8) Fitness and exercise for mature adults
(9)----- Community meeting rooms
(10)___ Congregate or group dining
(11)---- Crafts and hobby rooms
(12).... Small grocery/deli/bakery
(1a) Restaurant
(14)---- Theatre designed and programmed for mature adults
' (15)____Offices for professionals
(16)---- Fix-it shop
' (17)---- Planned activities to include all age groups
(18).... Legal/financial counseling
' (19) Postal contract station
1 (20) Other:
5. What kinds of information are the most difficult for you to find when
you are in need of it? Check TWO which are.the MOST DIFFICULT to find:
(1)----Government agencies and services
(2) ---Legal information
(3)_____Health insurance information
(4)+ --Other insurance information
' (5)_---Services offered in the community to help you stay at home
(6) Financial management information
(7)----Health services which are available in the community
(8)___ Pre-retirement planning information
(9)---- Fraternal/volunteer organizations
(10)____I have no problem finding the information I need
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Lifestyle
The questions in this section give us an idea of the things which are
important activities in your life. Since the City believes the center
should support your lifestyle, we'd like to know what your typical day and
week is like. Please answer this section by circling the number of times per
per week you usually engage in the following activities when the season is
appropriate:
NUMBER OF TIMES PER WEEK
6. Jogging/walking/bicycling
7. Exercise classes
8. Eating at a restaurant
9. Entertaining at your home
10. Shopping for food & other items
11. Going to movies, concerts, etc.
12. Participating in sports
13. Working at a job for wages
14. Going to the senior center
15. Riding on the bus
16. Driving your own car
17. Attending spectator sports
0
1
2
3
4
5
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0
1
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18. Please circle the statement which beat describes your own health:
Excellent Very Good Good
Fair Poor
1
2 3
4 5
19. Pleas
e check all the health and socia
l services from the following
list
which you have used or purchased
for
yourself in 1985:
(1)--
Adult day care
(8).
Group recreational services
(2)--
Home health/nursing services
(9)_
Health education
(3)--
Home delivered meals
(10)_
___Transportation
(4)--
Congregate dining
(11)-
Homemaker services
(5)--
Health screening
(12)_
Shopping assistance
(6)--
Home repair/chore services
(13)
Legal/financial services
(7)
Counseling/support groups
(14)
Other:
20. What
kinds of health care coverage do
you
have? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
(1)
Membership in an HMO
(2)--
_
--Government program (Medicaid,
Medicare, Veterans, Workers Comp)
(3)__
_ Private health insurance
(4)
Other
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'BsBsiC 2nformstiOrl
The following questions give us a good idea of what the people returning
the survey are like. In this way, we can plan better for your service
needs. Please DO NOT put your name on the survey. For each question,
please check the appropriate response.
,21. How old are you?
I IF YOU ARE UNDER 50, PLEASE STOP, FILL OUT THE CARD AND
RETURN IT IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE
(1)50-54 (2)___55-59 (3)___60-64
IF YOU ARE OVER 64, PLEASE STOP, FILL OUT THE CARD AND
RETURN IT IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE
22. What is your sex? (1)_---Male, (2)----Female
'23. Please circle your current marital status:
Never married Married Separated Widowed
1 2 3 4
124. In which zip code do you reside?
' 25. In which area of Hennepin County do you currently reside?
(1)____ Area 1: Brooklyn Center
(2)____ Area 2: Brooklyn Park (South of 85th Ave North)
Crystal
New Hope
Robbinsdale
Divorced
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' (3)____ Area 3: Brooklyn Park (North of 85th Ave North)
Champlin
Fridley
Golden Valley
Maple Grove
North Minneapolis (North of 42nd Ave North)
Osseo
Plymouth
Rogers
26. Do you own your own single family home?
(1).... YES - If yes: How many years have you owned your present home?
' (1) __Less than 5 years (3)14.-20 years
(2)__5-10 years (4)----Over 20 years
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' 121 NO - If no:
Where do you currently live?
(1)
Own a
condominium
(2)--
Rent
an
apartment
(3)--
Rent
a
subsidized apartment
(4)__
_ Rent
in
a senior apartment complex
(5)--
Rent
in
a subsidized senior apartment complex
(6)
Live
in
someone else's home
(7)
Live
in
a health care facility
' 27. Who do you currently live with? (CHECK ONE)
(1) Live alone
(2)-----Live with spouse
' (3)----- Live with spouse/others: How many are in your household:
----1 -2 ----3 4 ----5+
THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS MAY APPEAR SOMEWHAT PERSONAL BECAUSE THEY ADDRESS
FINANCIAL ISSUES. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THESE QUESTIONS ARE ASKED ONLY
TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY NEW SERVICE CENTER IN THIS AREA IS AFFORDABLE TO
MATURE ADULTS. ALSO REMEMBER THAT YOUR NAME WILL NOT BE ON THIS SURVEY,
' AND THEREFORE, NO ONE WILL KNOW YOUR ANSWER.
' 28. How much do you spend monthly on your current housing (Include all
rent, mortgage payments, taxes, heating and water bills):
(1)
Less that 5500/month
(7)
51001 - 1100/mo
'
(2)
5501 - 600/mo
(8)
$1101 - 1200/mo
(3)
_$601 700/mo
(9)
-
$1201 1300/mo
(4)
5701 - 800/mo
(10)
_$1301 - 1400/mo
(5)
5801 - 900/mo
(11)
51401 - 1500/mo
'
(6)
=
$901 - 1000/mo
(12)
Mores than $1500/month
'
29. What was your estimated ANNUAL inco
me for
1985?
(1)
SO-5,000 (SO-417/mo)
(5)
520-30,000 (51667-2499/mo)
(2)
55-10,000 (5418-835/mo) ,
(6)
$30-40,000 ($2500-3333/mo)
(3)____
510-15,000 ($835-1250/mo)
(7)_
___540-50,000 (53334-4167/mo)
(4)
$15-20,000 ($1251 - 1666/mo)
(8)
Over 50,000 ($4168+/mo)
30. Please
check the types of clubs/org
anizations which you belong to:
'
(1)---
- Fraternal organizations (eg.
Kiwanis, Lions)
(2)___
Voluntary organizations (eg.
CEAP,
Church groups)
(3)
Social clubs
'
(4)
Health clubs
(5)___
_I do not belong to any clubs
/organizations
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31. Do you~
work
in the
City of Brooklyn Center:"
1
,
(1)
YES
(2)....
NO
If no,
in what city do you work:
1
(1)___
_ Brooklyn Center
(2)___
_ Brooklyn Park
(3)___
_ Crystal
(4)
. New Hope
(5)
Robbinsdale
(6)___
_ Champlin
(7)
Fridley
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_
(3)____
I do
not pre
sently work
(8)--
Golden Valley
(9)__
_ Maple Grove
(10)__
_ North Minneapolis
(11)
Osseo
(12)
Plymouth
(13)
--Rogers
(14)
Other
1 32. If the service center for mature adults was developed, do you believe
that you or other members of your family would come to the center and
use the services it might offer:
1 (1)---- YES (2) NO
1
THE
CITY
OF BROOKLYN CENTER IS
ALSO CONSIDERING
THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING
FOR
MATURE ADULTS ADJACENT TO T
HE PROPOSED SERV
ICE CENTER. THE FOLLOWING
QUESTIONS
WILL HELP THE CITY BE
TTER UNDERSTAND
THE NEEDS AND PREFERENCES
'
FOR
SUCH
HOUSING.
33.
What
is the estimated value
of your present
home?
1
(1)--
Under 530,000
(4)____
_$81,000 - 100,000
(2)__
__531,000 - 60,000
(5)____
_$101,000 - 125,000
(3)
$61,000 - 80,000
(6)
Over 5125,000
1
-
34.
If you would consider movin
g from your present home, how soon would
you r
elocate?
1
(1)__
___Within the next six
months (5)____
6-10 years from now
(2)__
___1 year from now
(6)____
_More than 10 years from now
(3)__
___2 years from now
(7)
Not sure
1
(4)--
3-5 years from now
(8)----
- Haven't considered moving
35. What
kind of housing would you expect
to move
into
as your primary
'
resid
ence? (CHECK ONLY ONE)
(1)--
Rent a non-subsidized apartment
(6)----
Own a
single family home
(2)--
--Rent a subsidized apartment
(7)____
Own a
condominium
1
.(3)
Rent a single family home
(8)
Live
in someone else's home
(4)--
Rent in a senior complex
(9)____
Live
in a health facility
(5)
Rent/own a mobile home
(10)
Other
36. Would
you favor the construction of housing fo
r mat
ure adults located
withi
n close proximity to the proposed
service
cent
er for mature adults?
1
(1)__
__YES (2) NO
37. If you
'
had do you both both think housing they and would be inclined to
to this have s elderly
location parents,
ed
targeted
move
m to this if it had housing and
to meet the needs of seniors aged 65+?
to meet the needs of seniors aged 65+?
' NO ((3) ) _ I d do o not not have elderly parents
<1>
1 __YES YES <2) NO 3ave eldery parents
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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EARLE BROWN FARM SITE
The following list will help the City determine what respondents
feel about the Earle Brown Farm site. Show your reaction to each
of the items by circling the response that best reflects your
opinion about the Earle Brown Farm site:
I think that the Earle Brown Farm Is:
AGREE
DISAGREE
UNCERTAIN
(1)
(2)
(3)
38.
Easy to locate or find
A
D
U
39.
Close to mayor highways
A
D
U
40.
Close to city/local transportation
A
D
U
41.
Convenient for mature adults to use
A
D
U
42.
An attractive location in terms
A
D
U
of external surroundings
43..
Close to other services mature adults
A
D
U
44.
Is easy to find and drive to
A
D
U
45. How many times per month do you normally go to the Brookdale
Shopping Center location?
(1)___ Once per month
(2)___ 2-3 times per month
(3)____4-5 times per month
(4)____6 or more times per month
46. In thinking of the
mature adults, what
- to the site? (PICK
(1) Excellent
(2)____ Very Good
(3)_____Average
Earle Brown Farm
kind of overall
ONE OF THE ANSW:
(4)----
(5)
as a service center for
evaluation would you assign
ERS BELOW)
-Adequate
-Inadequate
PLEASE CONTINUE ON TO THE NEXT PAGE
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Attituclees
The following sentences describe the opinions you might have. If you strongl
strongly agree with the statement, circle STRONGLY AGREE. If you strongly
disagree with the statement, circle STRONGLY DISAGREE. Although there is a
response labeled UNCERTAIN, we encourage you to use it as little as possible.
STRONGLY STRONGLY
AGREE AGREE UNCERTAIN DISAGREE DISAGREE
47. Overall, I like the concept of a service center for mature adults
and I think it is needed in this area.
SA A U D SD
48. I think it is very important that activities for people of all ages be
offered at the aervice center so all ages can associate together.
SA A U D SD
49. I would find it personally very difficult to get to the service
center if it was at the Earle Brown Farm location.
SA A U D SD
50. Generally, I find that I do not need such help with planning or
managing my financial affairs.
SA A U D SD
51. I find the Brookdale area is a convenient place to shop and I come
there quite frequently. T
SA A U D SD
52. I feel that the City of Brooklyn Center does a good Sob meeting the
needs of the community.
SA A U D SD
THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR HELP AND ADVICE. WE COULDN'T DO
THIS WITHOUT COMMUNITY-MINDED FOLKS LIKE YOU!!i!i
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