Deck 29: Community-Based Services

Question 1

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)establishes the importance of basing employment on:

A)Restricted access by age 50
B)Ability rather than age
C)Personal preference of younger individuals
D)A lottery system to minimize discrimination

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a typical goal of adult day care?

A)Medical
B)Social
C)Special purpose
D)Employment

Answer 2

D

Question 3

A community-services agency has difficulty recruiting and retaining sufficient staff.This would be an example of what kind of barrier to care?

A)Individual level
B)Family level
C)System level
D)Agency level

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Older adults typically prefer what type of living arrangement?

A)Assisted living facilities in suburban neighborhoods
B)Remaining in their homes and communities
C)Communal residences such as naturally occurring retirement communities
D)Living with adult children

Question 5

The group most likely to volunteer for altruistic reasons is:

A)African Americans
B)Young adults
C)Middle-aged adults
D)Older adults

Question 6

Community-based services are used by:

A)A majority of older adults
B)About half of all older adults
C)A small proportion of older adults
D)Use varies depending on geographic location

Question 7

Which of the following is not a driver for increasing community-based services?

A)The aging of the U.S.population
B)Reduced availability of alternative living arrangements
C)Avoidance of costs associated with institutional care
D)Preferences of older adults and their families

Question 8

Older adults typically prefer services provided by:

A)Visiting nurses' associations
B)Home health aides
C)Neighbors or church groups
D)Nuclear or extended family

Question 9

Access to higher education for older adults is typically:

A)Expensive and difficult to secure
B)Limited to well-educated professionals
C)Available only in urban areas
D)Inexpensive or free and widely available

Question 10

An example of an out-of-home community-based service would be:

A)Installation of ramps at the front door to provide access to home
B)Educational programming offered at a local community college or senior center
C)Meals-on-wheels or housekeeping service to maintain home
D)Church sisterhood visitation program for shut-in seniors