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PART III NEEDS ASSESSMENT COMMENTS 1 – Survey
2 – Focus
Group
3 – Comment
Meetings
COMMENTS/ISSUE SOURCE ACTION
TAKEN
Good sidewalks in the neighborhoods are important and people need to
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feel safe to walk.
Timing at crosswalks for pedestrians needs to be increased to allow older
adults to cross, especially at St Mary’s and Silverbell and Speedway and
Silverbell.
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Transportation costs and availability are a problem; need broader
regional approach.
- Oro Valley is assisting with transportation
- The Sun Shuttle service in Green Valley is better – people need
assistance in making their reservations.
- The Northeast part of Tucson is not covered for public
transportation.
- Buses in the community are limited in their times; routes need to
be every half hour instead of every hour.
- Advocacy is needed to provide transportation from Town of
Sahuarita; a nurses group provides some assistance in the Quail
Creek area
- Neighbors Helping Neighbors is a valuable resource for
transportation (noted numerous times). Some people reserve a
ride and then forget so the neighbor needs to remind the person.
- Transportation is difficult for people in the Tucson Estates area as
Handicar is limited.
- Senior Companions provide transportation and also socialization
- Transportation in Marana is difficult when you live that far out.
- The Sun Van cost of $3.00 per ride is too expensive for some
people.
- Provisions of the local bus service (Sun Shuttle) make it possible
for clients without transportation to access services. Casa
Community Center – When Sun Shuttle is not working it is hard to
straighten out.
Question was asked as to how PCOA advertises its’ programs and
services – Could PCOA connect to other health presentations in the
community?
PCOA needs to have articles in newsletters like the one at Tucson
Estates; Desert Times and Northwest Explorer; the Northwest Explorer is
used as a source of information in the Marana area.
PCOA should have seminars describing the types of services that are
available.
There needs to be one place where people can call to see if an
organization is legitimate. Older adults are victims of scams and often
don’t believe the person or organization is not going to provide the
product or service.
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Make sure PCOA shares the needs gathered through this community
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wide process with our elected officials.
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