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Chapter 4 Flashcards

1
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During what year did the first Baby Boomers turn 65 years old?

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2011

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2
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In 2050, the age group 65 years and older is best described as being the most…

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Racially and ethnically diverse

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3
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What are the two leading causes of death in people 65 years and older?

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Cancer and heart disease

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4
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According to the Alzheimer’s Association, about how many people 65 and older have the disease?

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1 in 10

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5
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Privately funded long-term care providers that are regulated by federal and/or state governments include…

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Nursing homes, adult day care facilities, and residential care

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6
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The national study of long-term care providers in 2012…

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False

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7
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Other than being administered by CMS, Medicaid and Medicare structures have little in common

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True

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In the coming years, what is the projection for healthcare personnel prepared to serve the older population?

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True

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9
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Health literacy is defined as one’s ability to read written instructions

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False

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10
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The impact on the individual with low literacy skills is more frequent medical errors, illness and disability, and loss of wages. Approximately what percentage of adults in the United States have low literacy skills?

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21%

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Racial and ethnic minority populations have increased from 17.5%….

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True

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12
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The Aging network is a system if federal, state, and local entities…

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True

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13
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What service is provided by a hospice

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Care to relieve pain, emotional, and psychological support

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14
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What is covered by Medicare Part A?

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Inpatient hospital care, skilled nursing facilities, hospice care, home health care

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What does Medicare Part B cover?

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Covers 80%, services from doctors and other providers, outpatient care, home health care, medical equipment, some preventive services

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16
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What does Medical spousal impoverishment provisions allow?

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A certain amount of couple resources to be protected while the spouse is living in the community

17
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A nursing home that provides the level of care closest to hospital care is a

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Skilled nursing facility

18
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The OBRA 87 was enacted in response to concerns regarding

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Quality of care

19
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The most important of future disabilities will be

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Chronic diseases

20
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The leading causes of death in those age 65 and older are cancer and

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Heart disease

21
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What is the federal requirement designed to ensure that individuals are not inappropriately placed in a nursing home for long term care

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PASRR

22
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Nursing facility services are provided by Medicaid-certified nursing homes, which primarily provide which types of services?

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Medical care, short-term rehabilitation and long-term care

23
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Non medical facilities that provide a rooms or apartments meals, housekeeping, medication management, assistance with ADLs are needed and recreational activities are known as

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Assisted living facilities

24
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Which of the following services are provided by hospice care programs?

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Emotional support, bereavement counseling, medical supplies and equipment

25
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In evaluation ADLs are bathing, dressing, toileting, and eating

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True

26
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Hospices are operated on the principle that the dying have special needs that hospital personnel are too busy to handle

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True

27
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Hospices are operated on the principle that the dying have special needs that hospital personnel are too busy to handle

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True

28
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PACE is available to individuals 65 years of age or older who are certified by their state to need nursing home care but who are able to live safely in the community

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False

29
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Shifts in the U.S. are expected to change with an increase in Caucasians and a decrease in all other racial groups by 2040

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False

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