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Bridge Club Members Only Flashcards

1
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Old people’s impact on our world is ___ everyday

A

increase

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2
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knowing about old people who help you prepare for

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your own future

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3
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__% of the population is 65 or older

A

15.2%

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4
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the percentage of people over 65 is projected to ___ between now and 2030

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increase

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5
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the percentage of people over 85 is projected to ___ between now and 2050

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exponentially increase

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6
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why is the population pyramid not a pyramid anymore

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too many baby boomers, by 2050 when they are all dead it will go back to a pyramid

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7
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baby boomers

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1946-1964

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8
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__ has the highest percentage of its population over 65

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japan 17.1% in 2000 and projected to be 26.2% in 2020, we are in 5th with 12.5% in 2000 and 16.6% for 2020

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9
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there is a shift in the marketplace due to

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OLD PEOPLE

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10
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most read periodical in the world

A

AARP

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11
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average life expectancy in the US is __ for men and __ for women

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77-m, 82-w

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12
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everyday you live, your life expectancy __

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increases

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13
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life expectancy at 25 increases with increasing

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education

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14
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since __ life expectancy in the US has increased. at the turn of the __ century less than __ of all americans lived past __, Today over __% do

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1900, 20th, half, 65, 80%

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15
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life expectancy top 3 coutnies

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japan, switzerland, france
j- 85.52f/78m
s- 83/78
f: 82/75

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16
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ways to increase life expectancy: go for a _, eat more __, quit ___, lift __, get a ___, add __ to your diet, challenge your ___, be optimistic, spend time with ____, help someone else

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go for a walk, eat more fish, quit smoking, lift weights, get a pet, add supplements, challenge your mind, be optimistic, spend time with friends, help someone else

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17
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knowing about old people is good b/c you can give advice to

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people who are aging

18
Q

special considerations at the __ for people born before 1937

A

airport

19
Q

sandwich generation

A

people who are caring for their aging parents while supporting their children

20
Q

most common chronic conditions in people 65 and older (are exacting what you would expect)

A

arthritis (57%), HTN (55%), heart disease (37%), urinary incontinence (19%), diabetes (17), cancer (17) osteoporosis/ broken hips (16), alz (2)

21
Q

top 6 killers of people 65 and older

A
  1. heart disease, 2. cancer, 3. stroke 4. COPD 5. pneumonia/flu 6. diabetes
22
Q

people 65 and older spend most dental dollars in what 4 specialties

A
  1. fixed prosthetic 2. perio, 3. endo 4. removable prosthetic
23
Q

for old people their percentage of patient visits services proved and patient expenditures __ their percentage of the population

A

exceeded

visits (26%)
services (23%)
expenditures (28%)

basically they take longer than anyone else and spend more

24
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medicare is a national __ __ program

A

national social

25
Q

medicare provides insurance to people ___ and older regardless of __ or __ history, who have worked and paid into he system

A

65, income, medical

26
Q

medicare covers the cost of health care for some younger people with ___ as well as those with _ __ __ __ and __ __ __ and those needing hospice care

A

disabilities, end stage renal disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

27
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in 2010 medicare provided insurance to __ million americans and __ million people were 65 or older and __ million where younger people with disabilities

A

48, 40, 8

28
Q

with medicare only __% of the total health care costs fo all enrollees is covered

A

48

29
Q

with medicare, non-covered costs and services are the responsibility of the __, these include long term care and what 3 others?

A

individual; dental, hearing, vision

30
Q

medicaid is a __ __ program for families and individuals with __ __ established in 1966

A

social healthcare, low income

31
Q

the largest source of funding for medical and health- related services for people with low income in the US is __. it a means-tested program that is jointly funded by the __ and __ govt but managed by the __

A

medicaid, state, federal, state

32
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with medicaid, each state currently has broad leeway to determine who is libel for implantation of program. states are not __ to participate, although most do,

A

require

33
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medicaid recipients must be __ __ or legal __ __ and may include low income adults, their children and people with certain ___

A

US citizens, permanent residents, disabilites

34
Q

__ alone does not qualify someone for medicaid

A

poverty

35
Q

nursing home costs by source of payment (5 sources)

A
  1. medicaid 49%
  2. out of pocket 25%
  3. medicare 12%
  4. private insurance 7
  5. other gov’t
36
Q

medicare spending has __ between 1980 and 2010

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increased (from 54 billion to 520 billion); went from 1.2% of GDP to 3.6%

37
Q

there are 16,100 __ __ in the country

A

nursing homes

38
Q

__ of all americans will spend some time in a nursing home. there are __ million americans living in a nursing home. __ of nursing home residents are female

A

42%, 1.8 million, 66.2%

39
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median age of nursing home person is __, __% of americans aged 75 and older live in a NH, almost __% of those 95 and older live in a NH. 53% of all NH residents are diagnosed with __

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83.2, 7.4%, 50%, dementia

40
Q

in ohio 1,000 nursing homes for __ residents

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88k

41
Q

avg cost of nursing home is about __ a month

A

5k

42
Q

options proposed for dealing with increasing healthcare costs of old people- reduce __ to providers and hospitals, increase __ and other requirements for eligibility, increase __ from older patients, license __ __ providers to provide serves at reduced rates, offer __ for home care v. nursing home care, limit usage of __, put _ _ on certain treatments

A

payments, age, co-payments, lower level, incentives, pharmaceuticals, age limits

D3 Geriatrics (6 decks)

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