Question 1

The ideal nursing home should be ______.

Accepted Answer

A) spiritual 
B) calm 
C) lively 
D) low-key 
A) spiritual 
B) calm 
C) lively 
D) low-key C

Question 2

The following program offers people over age 60 the opportunity of doing volunteer service to meet community needs:

Accepted Answer

A) The Retired Senior Volunteer Program 
B) The Service Corps of Retired Executives 
C) The Foster Grandparent Program 
D) Gray Panthers 
A) The Retired Senior Volunteer Program 
B) The Service Corps of Retired Executives 
C) The Foster Grandparent Program 
D) Gray Panthers A

Question 3

Single-family residences where the owners of the home take in an unrelated older adult and are reimbursed for providing housing, meals, housekeeping, and personal care are called:

Accepted Answer

A) Congregate housing facilities 
B) Group homes 
C) Continued care retirement communities 
D) Foster-care homes 
A) Congregate housing facilities 
B) Group homes 
C) Continued care retirement communities 
D) Foster-care homes D

Question 4

The Foster Grandparent Program employs low-income older people to provide personal care to children who live in institutions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The following is true about hospices:

Accepted Answer

A) They do not serve patients in hospitals or nursing homes. 
B) They do not give pain relievers to patients. 
C) They try to keep people alive as long as possible. 
D) They provide a variety of services, including respite care. 
A) They do not serve patients in hospitals or nursing homes. 
B) They do not give pain relievers to patients. 
C) They try to keep people alive as long as possible. 
D) They provide a variety of services, including respite care.

Question 6

Most programs for older people are designed to _________ them (from/at/in)their current level of functioning.

Accepted Answer

A) propel 
B) repress 
C) maintain 
D) guide 
A) propel 
B) repress 
C) maintain 
D) guide

Question 7

Many workers who retire early do not need to supplement their pension with another job.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Identify five factors that predict high status for older people in a culture.

Accepted Answer

1. Wealth and financial stability: In ma

Question 9

In this program, the federal government makes monthly payments to people in financial need who are sixty-five years of age or older or to persons of any age who are legally blind or disabled:

Accepted Answer

A) Older Americans Act of 1965 
B) Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 
C) Medicare 
D) Old Age, Survivors, Disability, and Health Insurance (OASDHI) 
A) Older Americans Act of 1965 
B) Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 
C) Medicare 
D) Old Age, Survivors, Disability, and Health Insurance (OASDHI)

Question 10

In our materialistic society, there is no real way for older people to have meaningful roles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is involved in the Supplemental Security Income program?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is involved in the Supplemental Security...

Question 12

Is there any evidence to support the hypothesis that productive activity, either paid or unpaid, is a   key to aging well?

Accepted Answer

Yes, there is a substantial body of evid

Question 13

The following program employs low-income older people to provide personal care to children who live in institutions.

Accepted Answer

A) The Retired Senior Volunteer Program 
B) The Service Corps of Retired Executives 
C) The Foster Grandparent Program 
D) Gray Panthers 
A) The Retired Senior Volunteer Program 
B) The Service Corps of Retired Executives 
C) The Foster Grandparent Program 
D) Gray Panthers

Question 14

The cost to society is approximately $_____ a year per person to provide nursing home care.

Accepted Answer

A) 20,000 
B) 40,000 
C) 60,000 
D) 80,000 
A) 20,000 
B) 40,000 
C) 60,000 
D) 80,000

Question 15

With President Obama's health-care reform, the gap in the prescription drug assistance for seniors called the ____ will be closed.

Accepted Answer

A) Black hole 
B) Donut hole 
C) Medic-gap 
D) Bad-gap 
A) Black hole 
B) Donut hole 
C) Medic-gap 
D) Bad-gap

Question 16

Older people are the most uniformly undernourished segment of our population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In the United States, about one out of _____ older people live in poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) 5 
B) 10 
C) 15 
D) 20 
A) 5 
B) 10 
C) 15 
D) 20

Question 18

In a sense, our abandonment of older people is more barbaric than that of tribal societies who are forced to abandon older people, as we do not have such serious survival problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

With this type of facility, residents live in their own room or apartment. They receive personal care (bathing, dressing, and grooming), meals, housekeeping, transportation, and social and recreational activities:

Accepted Answer

A) Congregate housing facilities 
B) Group homes 
C) Continued care retirement communities 
D) Assisted-living facilities 
A) Congregate housing facilities 
B) Group homes 
C) Continued care retirement communities 
D) Assisted-living facilities

Question 20

Hospice is a program designed to allow the terminally ill to die with dignity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The ideal nursing home should be ______.

The following program offers people over age 60 the opportunity of doing volunteer service to meet community needs:

Single-family residences where the owners of the home take in an unrelated older adult and are reimbursed for providing housing, meals, housekeeping, and personal care are called:

The Foster Grandparent Program employs low-income older people to provide personal care to children who live in institutions.

The following is true about hospices:

Most programs for older people are designed to _________ them (from/at/in)their current level of functioning.

Many workers who retire early do not need to supplement their pension with another job.

Identify five factors that predict high status for older people in a culture.

In this program, the federal government makes monthly payments to people in financial need who are sixty-five years of age or older or to persons of any age who are legally blind or disabled:

In our materialistic society, there is no real way for older people to have meaningful roles.

What is involved in the Supplemental Security Income program?

Is there any evidence to support the hypothesis that productive activity, either paid or unpaid, is a key to aging well?

The following program employs low-income older people to provide personal care to children who live in institutions.

The cost to society is approximately $_____ a year per person to provide nursing home care.

With President Obama's health-care reform, the gap in the prescription drug assistance for seniors called the ____ will be closed.

Older people are the most uniformly undernourished segment of our population.

In the United States, about one out of _____ older people live in poverty.

In a sense, our abandonment of older people is more barbaric than that of tribal societies who are forced to abandon older people, as we do not have such serious survival problems.

With this type of facility, residents live in their own room or apartment. They receive personal care (bathing, dressing, and grooming), meals, housekeeping, transportation, and social and recreational activities:

Hospice is a program designed to allow the terminally ill to die with dignity.

Introduction to Human Behavior and the Social Environment

Biological Development in Infancy and Childhood

Psychological Development in Infancy and Childhood

Social Development in Infancy and Childhood

Ethnocentrism and Racism

Biological Development in Adolescence

Psychological Development in Adolescence

Social Development in Adolescence

Gender, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, and Sexism

Biological Aspects of Young and Middle Adulthood

Psychological Aspects of Young and Middle Adulthood

Sociological Aspects of Young and Middle Adulthood

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Biological Aspects of Later Adulthood

Psychological Aspects of Later Adulthood

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Exam 16: Aging and Elderly Care Programs

The ideal nursing home should be ______.

The following program offers people over age 60 the opportunity of doing volunteer service to meet community needs:

Single-family residences where the owners of the home take in an unrelated older adult and are reimbursed for providing housing, meals, housekeeping, and personal care are called:

The Foster Grandparent Program employs low-income older people to provide personal care to children who live in institutions.

The following is true about hospices:

Most programs for older people are designed to _________ them (from/at/in)their current level of functioning.

Many workers who retire early do not need to supplement their pension with another job.

Identify five factors that predict high status for older people in a culture.

In this program, the federal government makes monthly payments to people in financial need who are sixty-five years of age or older or to persons of any age who are legally blind or disabled:

In our materialistic society, there is no real way for older people to have meaningful roles.

What is involved in the Supplemental Security Income program?

Is there any evidence to support the hypothesis that productive activity, either paid or unpaid, is a key to aging well?

The following program employs low-income older people to provide personal care to children who live in institutions.

The cost to society is approximately $_____ a year per person to provide nursing home care.

With President Obama's health-care reform, the gap in the prescription drug assistance for seniors called the ____ will be closed.

Older people are the most uniformly undernourished segment of our population.

In the United States, about one out of _____ older people live in poverty.

In a sense, our abandonment of older people is more barbaric than that of tribal societies who are forced to abandon older people, as we do not have such serious survival problems.

With this type of facility, residents live in their own room or apartment. They receive personal care (bathing, dressing, and grooming), meals, housekeeping, transportation, and social and recreational activities:

Hospice is a program designed to allow the terminally ill to die with dignity.

Introduction to Human Behavior and the Social Environment

Biological Development in Infancy and Childhood

Psychological Development in Infancy and Childhood

Social Development in Infancy and Childhood

Ethnocentrism and Racism

Biological Development in Adolescence

Psychological Development in Adolescence

Social Development in Adolescence

Gender, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, and Sexism

Biological Aspects of Young and Middle Adulthood

Psychological Aspects of Young and Middle Adulthood

Sociological Aspects of Young and Middle Adulthood

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Biological Aspects of Later Adulthood

Psychological Aspects of Later Adulthood

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