Worksheet #7 -- Informal Conversations with Community Members
Community Profile Community as a Whole
How do people seem to feel about the community?
(Give your impression about this if you have not been able to talk
with anyone.)
What do they identify as its strengths & weaknesses?
What problems do they identify?
What are the strengths of this community?
What are the weaknesses of this community?
Worksheet #7 DJ/TH
FA2016 NSG 418/420
Often times, people are not aware of the prison, but he
experience:
- Initial is significantly different than now.
- Initial: lack of understanding, surprise knowin
sweet, how could they do something to be here
like a nursing home than anything. This isnt a
- Now: Still a nursing home, but very shitty condi
stasis rather than growth where they send yo
dying. Last stop.
From Volunteer surveys
- Treatment and care limited insight, treated wi
compassion, or complete opposite.
- Calm demeanor, sympathetic, desire for improv
willingness to help others.
Weakness horribly bored, disease and illness suscep
Poor care, bad food lack of social opportunities, isol
pecking order tension and drama. Lack of communit
community.
SUMMARY
- Unique perspectives that they have on life and
it that they have gained by not having freedom
to recognize that.
- Survivors, perseverance, resilience having to
themselves.
- What rehabilitation is going on here? Its not
- Lack of resources
- Staff turnover cant ever get changes in place
- The system itself.
What potential problems can you identify? - Infection control lack of care blatant apathy
coworkers.
- Nursing burnout
- Lack of founding
- Lack of understanding from the outside world

Overall, what is your impression of this community?
Is it safe? Is it healthy?
What influenced your opinion?
Its tough but its the bare minimum. The minimum am
no emotional or psychological health care needs.
Safe yes, but not healthy.
Opinion See all above and past worksheets.

Worksheet #7 DJ/TH
FA2016 NSG 418/420