Promoting Community Mobility for Wellness in Older Adults in Urban Environments

Let's Go: Promoting Community Mobility for Wellness in Older Adults in Urban Environments

This study evaluates the program outcomes of the Let's Go program. The standardized community mobility program employs multi-modal group and individual sessions to facilitate wellness in older adults.

This study examines the outcomes of Let's Go, a standardized community mobility program which employs group and individual sessions of education, peer interaction, engagement in meaningful occupations, and self-reflections to help individuals understand the importance of community participation and its relationship to well-being. Program outcomes explored include increased confidence in community mobility, increased autonomy outdoors, social life and relationships, frequency of community trips, and decreased social isolation.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Community dwelling individual
2. Report desire to learn about community mobility options
3. Able to participate in group education sessions (
4. Able to attend during a 45 minute session
5. Independent mobility in community with or without an assistive device.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Individual lives in Long Term Care facility
2. Aphasia
3. Individual has impaired cognition demonstrated by MoCA exam score ≤ 17
4. Individual is unable to stay awake for entire group session
5. Individual acts out (yelling, monopolizes, motor restlessness or agitation) in group setting.