Exam 10: Social Work and Services for Older Adults

In the context of independent functioning among people age 85 and older (Administration on Aging, 2012), less than _____ need help with basic tasks of self-care.

Social workers provide many services in a nursing home setting, one of which is addressing issues concerning residents' families. List some of the possible issues concerning the residents' families.

Some tribal societies let older adults die or kill them when these people are no longer useful and require care.

It is predicted that Social Security will start going into the red as early as 2015.

About 20% of people age 65 and older experience dementia to the point at which they can no longer look after themselves.

List and define the four concepts essential to empowering older adults.

ProQuest (2014) reports that the average life expectancy for women is almost 81 years.

LGBOLD is the term that refers to the aging of gay people.

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act was passed by Congress in 1967 that prohibited discrimination against people age _____.

The population quotient is the ratio of the number of people age 65 and older to 100 people age 18-64.

Cite and describe four community-based services for older adults.

Which of the following is true of traditional Navajo people?

Primary aging concerns how the aging process can either be hastened or slowed by lifestyle and behavior.

How can a social worker address the issue of LGB people's invisibility

According to the Leon-Guerrero report (2014), in 2011, approximately _____ of older adults in the United States lived in poverty.

_____ is the term that conveys a more inclusive definition that goes beyond the principles of health care to include the human rights of older adults and the United Nations' principles of independence, participation, dignity, care, and self-fulfillment.

The term _____ refers to the aging of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people.

Social Security comprises about 90 percent of the income of 50 percent of older married couple beneficiaries.

Grandparents Who Care Support Network of San Francisco is an example of a program for the empowerment of Asian American grandparents who have lost grandchildren in tragic accidents.

The comprehensive assessment of a patient's abilities and needs and the development of a plan to facilitate the transition of that patient from the hospital to a community setting are referred to as hospice planning.