Your Elderly Aunt, Marie, Was Recently Admitted to a Nursing

Multiple Choice

Your elderly aunt, Marie, was recently admitted to a nursing home where there is a "residents advisory board" made up of the people who live in the home. They consult with the staff on changes that affect their lives and help to plan the monthly activities. Based on research by Judith Rodin and Ellen Langer, you would expect that Aunt Marie will:

A) be happier than if she did not have any input into decisions affecting her life.
B) be stressed by having to make decisions; that's what she pays the staff to do.
C) be even more depressed that she is not able to live on her own anymore.
D) be apathetic about what happens to her.