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The law that mandates that all facilities provide written information to people about their right to make medical treatment decisions and create advance directives is known as the


A) American with Disabilities Act.
B) Geriatric Ethics Act.
C) Patient Self-Determination Act.
D) Nursing Home Bill of Rights.

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The, theory suggests that the facilities focus on the individual.

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Traditional congregate housing differs from assisted living in terms of the following.


A) level of impairment required
B) level of dietary restrictions
C) level of services
D) level of assistance needed

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Schooler (1982) showed that the presence of affected the likelihood that a particular situation would be defined as threatening.


A) stressors
B) coping mechanisms
C) lack of mobility
D) social support

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In Kahana's model, the most important aspect of environments is


A) the demands they place on people.
B) their competence.
C) their ability to satisfy people's needs.
D) their ability to produce balance.

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In which type of facility do residents receive skilled nursing care, medical treatment, rehabilitation, supervision, and activities?


A) nursing home
B) assisted living facility
C) adult family home
D) hospice

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Which of the following statements is true?


A) Maintaining family relationships is not important in adjusting to relocation.
B) Higher socioeconomic status is unrelated to adjustment after relocation.
C) Having increased privacy in one's new home helps adjustment to relocation.
D) Being forced to move leads to fewer adjustment problems than voluntary moves.

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Some of the strategies that are available for modifying one's home to help a person accommodate to changing would be which of the following?


A) minor structural changes
B) installing hand ails in bathrooms
C) door handles that are easier to grip
D) all of these

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Inappropriate speech directed toward older adults based on stereotypes is


A) secondary baby talk.
B) insulting.
C) patronizing speech.
D) infantilization.

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What is the major aspect of aging in place?


A) feeling safe
B) feeling comfortable
C) feeling balanced
D) feeling at home

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What are the common factors to use when deciding on the best options for older adults to change environments?


A) cognitive or physical impairment
B) severity of the impairment
C) ability of family and friend support
D) all of the above

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Which of the following includes 24-hour care, usually from nurses?


A) intermediate care
B) skilled care
C) marginal care
D) professional care

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The communication predicament model refers to


A) the need for older adults to be spoken to as if they were young children.
B) older adults' increased tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon.
C) patronizing speech that can lead to cognitive deficits in older adults.
D) secondary baby talk.

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Allowing residents to decorate their own rooms, choosing what they want to eat from a buffet, and deciding whether they want to take a shower or a bath, is a description of which of the following?


A) assisted living
B) person-environment planning
C) person- centered planning
D) staff programs.

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In the, model, older adults' adaptation depends on both their perceptions of the environment and their attempts to cope.

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According to which model does a person with particular needs search for the environments that meet them best?


A) environmental press.
B) stress and coping.
C) loss continuum.
D) congruence.

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The Pioneer Network focuses on


A) changing the culture of aging in America regardless of where older adults live.
B) creating a habitat rather than facilities for the aging.
C) providing variety in daily activities and spontaneity.
D) all of these.

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All of the following is essential for a special care unit except.


A) design elements of hallways and rooms
B) special training to work with residents that have dementia
C) residents wear wrist or ankle bands
D) special medicating and soft restraints for all residents

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The older individual needs to be an integral part of the decisions, especially when the outcome is likely to be a .


A) placement
B) nursing home
C) assisted living
D) all of these

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provide supportive living arrangements for people who need assistance with personal care and do not need 24 hour care.

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