Service Project on Aging of the Elderly

Service Learning Paper My choice for the service learning project was a retirement community called Westminster Thurber Community. I chose this community because of its location at 717 Neal Ave. Columbus, OH 43215. I attended a total of four two-to-three hour days during the month of February and March. The dates and times are listed in order; 2/26 from 2pm-5pm, 2/28 from 3pm-5pm, 3/10 from 3pm-5pm, and finally 3/31 from 2pm-5pm. I showed up rain or shine always about fifteen minutes early so that I could get acquainted with the community and socialize with the residents as I waited for Jamie. Westminster Thurber Community is located in a nice area of Columbus that is not too crowded and loud from all the traffic. It appears to be a large apartment sky scraper, it’s not really a sky scrapper but compared to most other apartment buildings it is in fact much larger. The buildings are attached together by small halls in a semicircle, the outside is very well up kept and is provided with beautiful flowers and shrubs. While I was there I noticed that they had a lot of construction going on and when I asked I learned that it is an extension to their ever growing community. The extension being built was at first a bit of a concern for me considering the size of the structure as well as its proximity to the residents, I was a bit worried. I asked the construction workers if they had any safety rules and guidelines that they were fallowing to keep the residents safe and found out that it is very safe and they showed me how they had plastic wrapping type of stuff protecting the building as well as anything outside of the window. It prevents things from falling out. They had much more reason then just that as well as other ways of keeping the resident’s safe. On the inside it was even more beautiful, it is very confusing at first though considering how many hallways they have as well as levels to the buildings. They are very involved with their residents and provide