GERENTOLOGY Flashcards
The study of the biological, psychological, and social aspects of aging is called
Gerontology
What term is used for prejudice against people based solely on age?
Ageism
By 2030, when the last of the baby boomers reach 65, one in _____ Americans will be 65 or older.
Five
Why is the US Population aging?
The US population is aging due to medical advancements meaning people are living longer, a child born today has a life expectancy of 79 years. There are also fewer children being born
What is elder abuse ?
an intentional act or failure to act that causes or creates a risk of harm to an older adult..The abuse usually occurs at the hands of a caregiver or a person the elder trusts.
What are Social Work Roles?
Case Management
- Senior Centers
- Long-term care - skilled nursing, in-home health care, assisted living
- Hospital/medical and mental health care
- Adult Protective Services
- Hospice
What is Medicare and Medicaid?
Medicare - basic health insurance for all persons 65 and over. It is a universal, federally funded compulsory health insurance programme for older people.
Medicaid- a needs-based health insurance programme for individuals and families whose income and assets fall beneath a set amount
What is Supplemental Security Income
grants cash assistance to people who are poor and elderly or poor with disabilities
What is Passive Euthanasia?
intentional termination of one’s own life with means provided by another. Patients commits suicide by taking a lethal dose of medication or using some other means obtained from another person.
What is Active Euthanasia?
doctor administers the lethal injection or actively causes death in some other manner {outlawed}
What is social Security provide?
Social Security provides a secure and predictable financial guarantee backed by the federal government
Privatization would mean relying on the unpredictable “roller coaster” of financial markets
If Dementia is the loss of intellectual and social abilities that is severe enough to interfere with daily functionin. What is Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s is acommon form of dementia; impaired memory thinking and language abilities along with personalities or behaviour changes
What do these Virgin Islands laws provide
The Virgin Islands Constitution Order, 2007
- Criminal Code
- Labour Code, 2010
- Social Security Ordinance and National Health Insurance Regulations, 2014
Hospital Regulations, 2015 under the BVI Health Services Authority Act, 2004
Domestic Violence Act, 2011
Retirement Age Act, 2016
Public Assistance Act, 2013
While there no particular laws that comprehensively address the rights and protections for elderly people. Within the context of These laws, they provide legal protection for the elderly.
What code is is this?
An employer shall make provision for retirement benefits to be paid to his or her permanent employees by means of a pension scheme, an annuity, provident fund or other form of retirement scheme which may be contributory
The Labour Code, 2010
What does the The Retirement Age Act, 2016 prohibit?
prohibits forced retirement up to the age of 65, with exceptions for ill health.
