Chapter 9

Question 0

Prejudice and discrimination against the aged

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Ageism

Question 1

Those 65 years of age and older

Answer 1

Elders

Question 2

Education programs specifically for elders, held on college campuses or at a variety of sites around the world

Answer 2

Exploritas

Question 3

The study of a population and those variables bringing about change in that population

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Demography

Question 4

The age at which half of the population is older and half is younger

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Median Age

Question 5

The population gain or loss resulting from migration

Answer 5

Net Migration

Question 6

A ratio that compares the number I’d individuals whom society considers economically unproductive to the number it considers economically productive

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Dependency Ratio

Question 7

The dependency ratio that includes both youth and old

Answer 7

Total Dependency Ratio

Question 8

The dependency ratio that includes only youth

Answer 8

Youth Dependency Ratio

Question 9

The dependency ratio that includes only the old

Answer 9

Old-Age Dependency Ratio

Question 10

When individuals transition out of their work careers and into jobs and volunteer opportunities in nonprofit and public sectors.

Answer 10

Encore Careers

Question 11

A ratio of the total number of those individuals who are not working to the number of those who are

Answer 11

Labor-Force Ratio

Question 12

A special combination of housing, personalized supportive services, and health care designed to meet the needs - both scheduled and unscheduled - of those who need help with activities of daly living

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Assisted-Living Facility

Question 13

Residential communities that have been specifically developed for those in their retirement years

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Retirement Communities

Question 14

Planned communities for seniors that guarantee a lifelong residence and health care

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Continuing-Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs)

Question 15

Eating, toile ting, dressing, bathing, waking, getting in and out of a bed or chair, and getting outside

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Activities of Daily Living (ALDs)

Question 16

Difficulty in performing personal care and home management taks

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Functional Limitations

Question 17

More complex tasks such as handling personal finances, preparing meals, shopping, doing housework, traveling, using the telephone, and taking medications

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Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs)

Question 18

One who provides unpaid assistance to one who has some physical, mental, emotional, or financial need limiting his or her independence

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Informal Caregiver

Question 19

One who helps identify the health care needs of an individual and also personally performs he caregiving service

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Care Provider

Question 20

One who helps identify the health care needs of an individual but does not actually provide the health care services

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Care Manager

Question 21

Federal legislation to improve the lives of elders

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Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA)

Question 22

A community supported nutrition program in which prepared meals are delivered to elders in their homes, usually by volunteers

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Meals on Wheels

Question 23

Community sponsored nutrition programs that provide meals at a central site, such as a senior center

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Congregate Meal Programs

Question 24

One individual taking time to visit with another who is unable to leave his or her residence

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Visitor Services

Question 25

A person who is unable to leave home for normal activities

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Home bound

Question 26

Daytime care provided to elders who are unable to be left alone

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Adult Day Care Programs

Question 27

Planned short-term care, usually for the purpose of reliving a full-time informal caregiver

Answer 27

Respite Care

Question 28

Health care services provided in the patient’s place of residence

Answer 28

Home Health Care Services