Question 1

How are decisions made about who should or must be admitted to publicly-funded long-term care?

Accepted Answer

Decisions about who should or must be admitted to publicly funded long-term-care institutions are difficult. To provide objective assessments of relative need before admission to a facility, to monitor the changes in personal needs, and to assess the quality of care in an institution, most provinces-since the mid-1990s-have adopted a series of what have been termed interRAI assessments (Hirdes et al. 1999b, 2001, 2011; Warren 2000). The interRAI assessment instruments employ standardized methodologies to assess complex populations across home-care, continuing-care, and long-term-care environments (Hirdes et al. 2011). A series of RAIs are used in Canada: the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI 2.0) for use in long-term-care facilities; the RAI-Home Care Instrument (RAI-HC) for assessing home-care needs; the RAI-Mental Health Assessment; the interRAI Contact Assessment; the interRAI Community Health Assessment; and the interRAI Palliative Care. These instruments have been shown to be highly reliable, valid, and useful in assessing both the needs and the quality of continuing and long-term care (Hirdes et al. 2011; Kehyayan et al. 2015). In some provinces, RAIs are mandated by provincial legislation, whereas other provinces only recommend their use. The application of these standardized assessment tools provides vital information to address the long-term-care issues highlighted above.

Question 2

Which of the following is a key factor in maintaining one's quality of life and is essential to maintaining independence in later life?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mobility
B)   Gentrification
C)   Mental health
D)   Supportive-care facilities A

Question 3

Some older people continue to live in the central core of cities because they cannot afford to rent or buy in newer areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Which term refers to the use of commonly held principles and ethical rules that guide what we "ought" to do when making decisions about or for others?

Accepted Answer

A)   Principlism
B)   Principle
C)   Ageism
D)   Sexism

Question 5

The majority of older Canadians live in rural areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Activities of daily living (ADLs) include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Eating
B)   Preparing meals
C)   shopping
D)   Housekeeping

Question 7

Which of the following refers to the type of housing for older adults that includes shelter and a variety of services that focus on the stimulation and activation of the residents by qualified staff?

Accepted Answer

A)   Independent housing
B)   Supportive housing
C)   Dependent housing
D)   Long-term care

Question 8

Residents in independent/supportive housing are viewed as "patients."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What are some of the principles and regulations that the Ontario LTC system is attempting to put into practice through legislation?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Who make up approximately one-third of accused individuals in violent crimes against seniors?

Accepted Answer

A)   Doctors and nurses
B)   Family members
C)   Repeat offenders
D)   Public officials

Question 11

The less competent the individual, the more environment influences adaptation and quality of life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is not a motivation for international "assistance" migration?

Accepted Answer

A)   The onset of a moderate disability
B)   Aging itself
C)   Increasing poverty
D)   Civil unrest

Question 13

What preventive measures can be taken to reduce the incidence and seriousness of falls?

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

What are five major issues concerning long-term care? Briefly describe each.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Research shows that services like New Brunswick's minibus service likely contribute to overall wellness for older adults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Helen has lived in her downtown home for 40 years. Recently, she has been noticing that more and more of her older friends and neighbours are moving out of the neighborhood because they cannot afford increases in taxes or in the cost of heating and repairs. The last neighbor that moved out sold their house to a young professional couple who demolished the older home and put a larger, modern home in its place. Helen often worries about how much longer she can afford to live in her home and whether the neighborhood has changed for the better. What is Helen experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A)   Simplification
B)   Principlism
C)   Urbanism
D)   Gentrification

Question 17

What are the characteristics of the supportive housing option?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

The number of older adults who use the Internet is increasing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following statements is false about falls?

Accepted Answer

A)   The definition of a fall can vary among older persons.
B)   Falls are the leading cause of injury and death among those aged 65 and older.
C)   The majority of injuries resulting in hospitalization are caused by falls.
D)   About three-quarters of older people have a fall each year.

Question 20

What are the weaknesses of the ecological model of aging?

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Exam 8: The Lived Environment: Community, Housing, and Place

How are decisions made about who should or must be admitted to publicly-funded long-term care?

Which of the following is a key factor in maintaining one's quality of life and is essential to maintaining independence in later life?

Some older people continue to live in the central core of cities because they cannot afford to rent or buy in newer areas.

Which term refers to the use of commonly held principles and ethical rules that guide what we "ought" to do when making decisions about or for others?

The majority of older Canadians live in rural areas.

Activities of daily living (ADLs) include which of the following?

Which of the following refers to the type of housing for older adults that includes shelter and a variety of services that focus on the stimulation and activation of the residents by qualified staff?

Residents in independent/supportive housing are viewed as "patients."

What are some of the principles and regulations that the Ontario LTC system is attempting to put into practice through legislation?

Who make up approximately one-third of accused individuals in violent crimes against seniors?

The less competent the individual, the more environment influences adaptation and quality of life.

Which of the following is not a motivation for international "assistance" migration?

What preventive measures can be taken to reduce the incidence and seriousness of falls?

What are five major issues concerning long-term care? Briefly describe each.

Research shows that services like New Brunswick's minibus service likely contribute to overall wellness for older adults.

What are the characteristics of the supportive housing option?

The number of older adults who use the Internet is increasing.

Which of the following statements is false about falls?

What are the weaknesses of the ecological model of aging?