Quiz: Going Out with Senior Citizen
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I am interested to organise an activity with my CC to encourage young people (young used very loosely from 18 - 35) to bring their grandparents over the age of 60 for outings.
But I am not sure if it would work. So a little quiz
1. Do you take your grandparents for outings now?
2. Alone or with your family?
3. Would you take your grandparents alone?
4. Usually how long would each outing last?
5. What sort of activity would you go for each outing?
6. If you do not take your grandparents for outing now, what is preventing you from doing so? (Unless they have passed away of course.)
7. Which locations would you think you would be interested to take your grandparents to?
a) Chinatown Heritage Centre
b) Zoo/Night Safari
c) Sentosa
d) Botanic Gardens
e) Suggest others?
8. If there is a social program which ties up youths who would like to take their grandparents out to these outings with subsidised tickets/group discounts, would you be interested?
9. Would you get to know other youths on this program, or prefer to stick to yourself and grandparents?
10. If transport is provided from meeting point - to outings - meeting point?
Hee.. would appreciate if anyone can help me understand better! Thanks! -
1. Do you take your grandparents for outings now?
well, my grandparents weren't that mobile to start out with.. but i would like to think that they liked the food i brought them to eat when they were still around
2. Alone or with your family?
with the family
3. Would you take your grandparents alone?
i would but grandma would ask why the rest of the family wasn't going
4. Usually how long would each outing last?
not that long... at that time, grandma wasn't the most hale and hearty person around
5. What sort of activity would you go for each outing?
usually bring her out for a big meal or to go look around places like a shopping mall or the zoo or something like that
6. If you do not take your grandparents for outing now, what is preventing you from doing so? (Unless they have passed away of course.)
they've passed on..
7. Which locations would you think you would be interested to take your grandparents to?
a) Chinatown Heritage Centre
b) Zoo/Night Safari
c) Sentosa
d) Botanic Gardens
e) Suggest others?
places like malls seem good because they can look around.. i find that my grandma liked looking at new things.. and things we took for granted..
8. If there is a social program which ties up youths who would like to take their grandparents out to these outings with subsidised tickets/group discounts, would you be interested?
it'll be wonderful.. for families that care, it'll be something which can be used to talk grandfolks into going along because they seem to usually be reluctant
9. Would you get to know other youths on this program, or prefer to stick to yourself and grandparents?
i'm not a youth anymore.. but it would be wonderful.. the older folks can interact with each other and the youths can widen their circle of friends too
10. If transport is provided from meeting point - to outings - meeting point?
again, it'll be wonderful.. not everyone drives and older folks tend to not be so mobile -
Originally posted by ShrodingersCat:I am interested to organise an activity with my CC to encourage young people (young used very loosely from 18 - 35) to bring their grandparents over the age of 60 for outings.
But I am not sure if it would work. So a little quiz
1. Do you take your grandparents for outings now?
only if its a family thingy.. alone with my grandma.. no..
2. Alone or with your family?
with family
3. Would you take your grandparents alone?
no.. unless its to the supermarket
4. Usually how long would each outing last?
a few hours
5. What sort of activity would you go for each outing?
shopping
6. If you do not take your grandparents for outing now, what is preventing you from doing so? (Unless they have passed away of course.)
i hate shopping
7. Which locations would you think you would be interested to take your grandparents to?
b) Zoo/Night Safari
c) Sentosa
d) Botanic Gardens
e) Shopping [her favourite]
8. If there is a social program which ties up youths who would like to take their grandparents out to these outings with subsidised tickets/group discounts, would you be interested?
yes!
9. Would you get to know other youths on this program, or prefer to stick to yourself and grandparents?
stick to my grandma
10. If transport is provided from meeting point - to outings - meeting point?
nearest mrt station will do liao..
Hee.. would appreciate if anyone can help me understand better! Thanks! -
1. Do you take your grandparents for outings now?
No longer. My grandma is not mobile anymore and being out in crowded places stresses her out very badly. However when my grandpa was still alive and when she was healthy we did go out a lot.
2. Alone or with your family?
With the family
3. Would you take your grandparents alone?
Hmmm I don't think so as I'm not very good with old people though they did take me out when I was young
4. Usually how long would each outing last?
It can be a whole day event..... that was when she was healthy
Not the most it's just dinner and home
5. What sort of activity would you go for each outing?
Walk around and look at things basically and dinner
6. If you do not take your grandparents for outing now, what is preventing you from doing so? (Unless they have passed away of course.)
Crowds stress my grandma out and than she will say she wants to go home
Also she can't walk properly now and she hates sitting in the wheelchair
7. Which locations would you think you would be interested to take your grandparents to?
a) Chinatown Heritage Centre
b) Zoo/Night Safari
c) Sentosa
d) Botanic Gardens
e) Suggest others?
Hmmm they have been to all except for Chinatown Heritage Centre.
I think something interesting would be the farms in Singapore. The kampung feel should bring back some good old days memories for them.
8. If there is a social program which ties up youths who would like to take their grandparents out to these outings with subsidised tickets/group discounts, would you be interested?
If she is healthy I would think I would be
9. Would you get to know other youths on this program, or prefer to stick to yourself and grandparents?
Well definately get to know other people too
I believe the grandparents themselves would socialise as well
10. If transport is provided from meeting point - to outings - meeting point?
Don't think that is a problem as long as it is pretty central for everyone -
Thanks for all your help folks.. Hmmm
Trying to get more feedback so hopefully there is a better take up rate for these...
Shopping seems popular! (even though at first I didn't want to do yet another 'shopping tour for elderly' like what a lot of other organisations do...)
And the farms are a great suggestion
but yeah.. duration is a difficulty cos old people get tired easily. Don't think my grandma can tahan more than 3-4 hours outside...
Okie Dokie.. hope there are more responses...
and when I finally get this act together, will let folks know if they would like to join -
1. Do you take your grandparents for outings now?
My hubby and his family took his grandma to the zoo when she was still alive.
2. Alone or with your family?
With family.
3. Would you take your grandparents alone?
No, not because I don't like to spend time alone with them but because it's more fun to have the rest of the family.
I did take his grandma alone to do some grocery shopping.
4. Usually how long would each outing last?
At least 3 hours.
5. What sort of activity would you go for each outing?
Zoo and restaurants
6. If you do not take your grandparents for outing now, what is preventing you from doing so? (Unless they have passed away of course.)
Mobility. At least at the zoo (Australia), wheelchair is available for hire so it's not a big deal.
7. Which locations would you think you would be interested to take your grandparents to?
a) Chinatown Heritage Centre
b) Zoo (Depends how old the grandparents are, I don't think night safari is good as they can't see very well and they can easily trip over)
c) Sentosa
d) Botanic Gardens
e) Restaurants
8. If there is a social program which ties up youths who would like to take their grandparents out to these outings with subsidised tickets/group discounts, would you be interested?
N/A since I am living in Oz.
9. Would you get to know other youths on this program, or prefer to stick to yourself and grandparents?
Prefer to stick to grandparents.
10. If transport is provided from meeting point - to outings - meeting point?
It doesn't matter.
I believe the relationship between the grandparents and grandchildren starts with the relationship between the parents and children. If the parents are not showing good example infront of their children, they are not likely to learn to respect the grandparents. -
Hey, SC........great cause!!!!Originally posted by ShrodingersCat:I am interested to organise an activity with my CC to encourage young people (young used very loosely from 18 - 35) to bring their grandparents over the age of 60 for outings.
But I am not sure if it would work. So a little quiz
1. Do you take your grandparents for outings now?
No grandparents (grandpa passed on when I was like 10) liao but when ah ma was alive, nope. Visited her instead.
2. Alone or with your family?
N/A
3. Would you take your grandparents alone?
I guess I would.
4. Usually how long would each outing last?
N/A
5. What sort of activity would you go for each outing?
Erm, late grandma not a going out type so maybe go makan. Besides, she was really into her years. I was in my 20s when she passed on and she was in her early 80s.
6. If you do not take your grandparents for outing now, what is preventing you from doing so? (Unless they have passed away of course.)
Inmobility?
7. Which locations would you think you would be interested to take your grandparents to?
a) Chinatown Heritage Centre
b) Zoo/Night Safari
c) Sentosa
d) Botanic Gardens
e) Suggest others?
a)
c)
d)
e) concerts/operas - Chinese/walking tours
8. If there is a social program which ties up youths who would like to take their grandparents out to these outings with subsidised tickets/group discounts, would you be interested?
Not sure
9. Would you get to know other youths on this program, or prefer to stick to yourself and grandparents?
Will mingle
10. If transport is provided from meeting point - to outings - meeting point?
That will be great!
Hee.. would appreciate if anyone can help me understand better! Thanks!
Wish you success! -
1. Do you take your grandparents for outings now?
Nope. We used to take my paternal grandma out on makan trips or movie outings but since she became confined to a wheelchair, she refuses to go out with us.
Maternal grandma, nope. Simply because she lives too far way and uncle and family bring her out instead.
2. Alone or with your family?
With domestic help and family.
3. Would you take your grandparents alone?
Nope. Won't be able to cope because she has limited mobility now. Besides, she is close to the domestic help and likes her to tag along.
4. Usually how long would each outing last?
When we used to go out, about 3 hours. Longer if we're on a movie outing + dinner.
5. What sort of activity would you go for each outing?
Makan outings or Movie outings! Grocery shopping outings. Watch the Orchard Road Christmas lights outing!
6. If you do not take your grandparents for outing now, what is preventing you from doing so? (Unless they have passed away of course.)
Paternal grandma refuses to go out now because she's confined to a wheelchair. No amount of persuasion helps.
Maternal grandma is in a nursing home now because of dementia. She tends to wander off and get lost if we bring her out.
7. Which locations would you think you would be interested to take your grandparents to?
a) Chinatown Heritage Centre
b) Zoo/Night Safari
c) Sentosa
d) Botanic Gardens
e) Suggest others?
Zoo.
Makan outing will be good too.
8. If there is a social program which ties up youths who would like to take their grandparents out to these outings with subsidised tickets/group discounts, would you be interested?
Not Applicable. I'm not in Singapore.
9. Would you get to know other youths on this program, or prefer to stick to yourself and grandparents?
N.A.
10. If transport is provided from meeting point - to outings - meeting point?
N.A.