Shared Understanding of Age and Ability Inclusion
The questions in this section are designed to help you gauge the current level of understanding within your organization about age and ability inclusion. This is important because you will need to have a shared understanding and language to address age and ability inclusion within your organization.
Before beginning this section of the assessment, review the following terms in the Glossary:
To assist with scoring and responding to the assessment, you can print out the Organizational Assessment Form and follow along.
For each statement, respond with: Fully Met, Partially Met, Not Met, Don’t Know, or Not Applicable (NA). Also take a moment to write down for each statement the things that you can improve, and the good things that you can build on.
Domain A Assessment
A1. People in our organization (including residents, family members, and staff) understand what ageism is and how it manifests in our society at large.
A2. People in our organization (including residents, family members, and staff) understand what abelism is and how it manifests in our society at large.
A3. People in our organization (including residents, family members, and staff) understand what person-directed care is and their contribution to making it happen.