Question 1

According to Helpguide.org (2007),what is the most expensive long-term care solution available to seniors?

Accepted Answer

A)  life lease housing 
B)  nursing homes 
C)  naturally occurring retirement communities 
D)  continuing care retirement communities 
A)  life lease housing 
B)  nursing homes 
C)  naturally occurring retirement communities 
D)  continuing care retirement communities

Question 2

According to Parmelee and Lawton (1990),what does an autonomous person have?

Accepted Answer

A)  good physical and emotional health 
B)  low environmental press 
C)  low competence 
D)  high competence and freedom of choice and action 
A)  good physical and emotional health 
B)  low environmental press 
C)  low competence 
D)  high competence and freedom of choice and action

Question 3

How does the text describe an "ideal" housing system?

Accepted Answer

A)  as one in which people are allowed to match their ability to the demands of the environment 
B)  as one in which people can afford to exist comfortably 
C)  as one in which people can financially meet their payments 
D)  as one in which people become content and satisfied with life 
A)  as one in which people are allowed to match their ability to the demands of the environment 
B)  as one in which people can afford to exist comfortably 
C)  as one in which people can financially meet their payments 
D)  as one in which people become content and satisfied with life

Question 4

According to CMHC (2010),approximately what percentage of older renters experienced core need?

Accepted Answer

A)  32% 
B)  50% 
C)  64% 
D)  85% 
A)  32% 
B)  50% 
C)  64% 
D)  85%

Question 5

What is a granny flat?

Accepted Answer

A)  an apartment in a senior's complex 
B)  an apartment where two older people share the bathroom, kitchen, and living room, but each has their own bedroom 
C)  a condominium designed to accommodate an individual's special needs 
D)  a portable modular cottage for a parent installed on a child's property 
A)  an apartment in a senior's complex 
B)  an apartment where two older people share the bathroom, kitchen, and living room, but each has their own bedroom 
C)  a condominium designed to accommodate an individual's special needs 
D)  a portable modular cottage for a parent installed on a child's property

Question 6

What does the CMHC 2011 Seniors' Housing research report about rural older people?

Accepted Answer

A)  They live in excellent conditions. 
B)  They often face severe housing affordability issues. 
C)  They have a good variety of housing options available. 
D)  They have more amenities than urban older people. 
A)  They live in excellent conditions. 
B)  They often face severe housing affordability issues. 
C)  They have a good variety of housing options available. 
D)  They have more amenities than urban older people.

Question 7

Which of the following statements best describes the "challenge zone" in the Lawton-Nahemow Ecological Model?

Accepted Answer

A)  the point where press requires little ability from the person 
B)  the point where press encourages the maximum use of a person's ability 
C)  the point where the person will lose the ability to adapt to a situation 
D)  the point where a person will still benefit from a small improvement in the environment 
A)  the point where press requires little ability from the person 
B)  the point where press encourages the maximum use of a person's ability 
C)  the point where the person will lose the ability to adapt to a situation 
D)  the point where a person will still benefit from a small improvement in the environment

Question 8

List at least five improvements that can be made to a senior's home that would allow him/her to stay in that home for a longer period of time.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

What is another term to describe a special care facility?

Accepted Answer

A)  a chronic care facility 
B)  a seniors retirement facility 
C)  a collective dwelling 
D)  a retirement complex 
A)  a chronic care facility 
B)  a seniors retirement facility 
C)  a collective dwelling 
D)  a retirement complex

Question 10

According to Salomon (2010),what percentage of people aged 50+ said they wanted to stay in their homes indefinitely?

Accepted Answer

A)  52% 
B)  63% 
C)  74% 
D)  89% 
A)  52% 
B)  63% 
C)  74% 
D)  89%

Question 11

What is the term for programs that subsidize the person,not the housing project,allow older people to choose their own apartment in the marketplace,and free people from having to move into government housing?

Accepted Answer

A)  subsidized low-income housing aids 
B)  Subsidized Allocations for Elderly Renters (SAFER) 
C)  integrated housing 
D)  shelter allowances 
A)  subsidized low-income housing aids 
B)  Subsidized Allocations for Elderly Renters (SAFER) 
C)  integrated housing 
D)  shelter allowances

Question 12

What does competence refer to,according to Lawton and Nahemow's (1973)ecological model?

Accepted Answer

A)  the amount of security and support an environment provides 
B)  a high level of correlation between an environment's demands and an individual's ability 
C)  environmental demands made on the individual that lead to a response 
D)  a person's ability as a result of factors such as health and intelligence 
A)  the amount of security and support an environment provides 
B)  a high level of correlation between an environment's demands and an individual's ability 
C)  environmental demands made on the individual that lead to a response 
D)  a person's ability as a result of factors such as health and intelligence

Question 13

Which of the following improvements to a home would aid an older person in his/her home and allow him/her to live there for a longer period of time?

Accepted Answer

A)  air conditioning 
B)  more stairs 
C)  non-skid strips in the bathtub 
D)  heated floors 
A)  air conditioning 
B)  more stairs 
C)  non-skid strips in the bathtub 
D)  heated floors

Question 14

Which of the following scenarios best describes a "household",as defined by Statistics Canada (2008)?

Accepted Answer

A)  a place in which a person resides for part of a year, but then he/she moves elsewhere for the rest of the year 
B)  a place in which a person occupies only one part of a dwelling 
C)  a person or group of persons who occupy the same dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada 
D)  a self-contained dwelling that can be moved to any part of the country for any timeframe within a year 
A)  a place in which a person resides for part of a year, but then he/she moves elsewhere for the rest of the year 
B)  a place in which a person occupies only one part of a dwelling 
C)  a person or group of persons who occupy the same dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada 
D)  a self-contained dwelling that can be moved to any part of the country for any timeframe within a year

Question 15

What is the purpose of enriched housing?

Accepted Answer

A)  to provide seniors with an intermediate housing alternative between living without support and the regulated environment of institutional care 
B)  to offer active older people a wider range of options for their recreation outside the building 
C)  to provide a higher degree of personal care than larger institutions can give 
D)  to tailor housing design to suit individual needs 
A)  to provide seniors with an intermediate housing alternative between living without support and the regulated environment of institutional care 
B)  to offer active older people a wider range of options for their recreation outside the building 
C)  to provide a higher degree of personal care than larger institutions can give 
D)  to tailor housing design to suit individual needs

Question 16

What is meant by the term,"core housing need?"

Accepted Answer

A)  residences that are lacking in size and physical condition 
B)  important and affordable residences 
C)  need for affordable and uncrowded residences 
D)  need for optimum and perfect residences 
A)  residences that are lacking in size and physical condition 
B)  important and affordable residences 
C)  need for affordable and uncrowded residences 
D)  need for optimum and perfect residences

Question 17

Which of the following statements best describes older people and transportation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Older drivers have more multi-vehicle accidents, and stand a greater chance of serious injury. 
B)  More than 96% of people aged 55 and over have a driver's licence. 
C)  Rising costs of auto insurance will lead to decreasing numbers of older people owning cars in the future. 
D)  The main barrier to older people maintaining the independence by retaining a current driver's licence is fear of accidents. 
A)  Older drivers have more multi-vehicle accidents, and stand a greater chance of serious injury. 
B)  More than 96% of people aged 55 and over have a driver's licence. 
C)  Rising costs of auto insurance will lead to decreasing numbers of older people owning cars in the future. 
D)  The main barrier to older people maintaining the independence by retaining a current driver's licence is fear of accidents.

Question 18

Lawton and Nahemow (1973)created a model that describes the relationship between the older person and his/her environment.What is this model known as?

Accepted Answer

A)  an individual-interactive model 
B)  an ecological model 
C)  a capacity-demand model 
D)  a translational model 
A)  an individual-interactive model 
B)  an ecological model 
C)  a capacity-demand model 
D)  a translational model

Question 19

What type of transportation do a large majority of seniors choose as their primary form of transportation?

Accepted Answer

A)  walking 
B)  cars 
C)  busses 
D)  bicycles 
A)  walking 
B)  cars 
C)  busses 
D)  bicycles

Question 20

The Australian state of Victoria has initiated a program to solve the problems involved in housing an aging parent.What is this solution called?

Accepted Answer

A)  a granny flat 
B)  home sharing 
C)  PLAM (Portable Living Adaptable Modules) 
D)  an Elderhostel 
A)  a granny flat 
B)  home sharing 
C)  PLAM (Portable Living Adaptable Modules) 
D)  an Elderhostel

According to Helpguide.org (2007),what is the most expensive long-term care solution available to seniors?

According to Parmelee and Lawton (1990),what does an autonomous person have?

How does the text describe an "ideal" housing system?

According to CMHC (2010),approximately what percentage of older renters experienced core need?

What is a granny flat?

What does the CMHC 2011 Seniors' Housing research report about rural older people?

Which of the following statements best describes the "challenge zone" in the Lawton-Nahemow Ecological Model?

List at least five improvements that can be made to a senior's home that would allow him/her to stay in that home for a longer period of time.

What is another term to describe a special care facility?

According to Salomon (2010),what percentage of people aged 50+ said they wanted to stay in their homes indefinitely?

What is the term for programs that subsidize the person,not the housing project,allow older people to choose their own apartment in the marketplace,and free people from having to move into government housing?

What does competence refer to,according to Lawton and Nahemow's (1973)ecological model?

Which of the following improvements to a home would aid an older person in his/her home and allow him/her to live there for a longer period of time?

Which of the following scenarios best describes a "household",as defined by Statistics Canada (2008)?

What is the purpose of enriched housing?

What is meant by the term,"core housing need?"

Which of the following statements best describes older people and transportation?

Lawton and Nahemow (1973)created a model that describes the relationship between the older person and his/her environment.What is this model known as?

What type of transportation do a large majority of seniors choose as their primary form of transportation?

The Australian state of Victoria has initiated a program to solve the problems involved in housing an aging parent.What is this solution called?

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According to Helpguide.org (2007),what is the most expensive long-term care solution available to seniors?

According to Parmelee and Lawton (1990),what does an autonomous person have?

How does the text describe an "ideal" housing system?

According to CMHC (2010),approximately what percentage of older renters experienced core need?

What is a granny flat?

What does the CMHC 2011 Seniors' Housing research report about rural older people?

Which of the following statements best describes the "challenge zone" in the Lawton-Nahemow Ecological Model?

List at least five improvements that can be made to a senior's home that would allow him/her to stay in that home for a longer period of time.

What is another term to describe a special care facility?

According to Salomon (2010),what percentage of people aged 50+ said they wanted to stay in their homes indefinitely?

What is the term for programs that subsidize the person,not the housing project,allow older people to choose their own apartment in the marketplace,and free people from having to move into government housing?

What does competence refer to,according to Lawton and Nahemow's (1973)ecological model?

Which of the following improvements to a home would aid an older person in his/her home and allow him/her to live there for a longer period of time?

Which of the following scenarios best describes a "household",as defined by Statistics Canada (2008)?

What is the purpose of enriched housing?

What is meant by the term,"core housing need?"

Which of the following statements best describes older people and transportation?

Lawton and Nahemow (1973)created a model that describes the relationship between the older person and his/her environment.What is this model known as?

What type of transportation do a large majority of seniors choose as their primary form of transportation?

The Australian state of Victoria has initiated a program to solve the problems involved in housing an aging parent.What is this solution called?

Aging Today

Theories and Methods

Aging in Canada and the World Today

Aging and Ethnicity

Personal Health and Illness

The Psychology of Aging and the Social Psychology of Aging

Healthcare

Finances and Economics

Retirement and Work

Leisure, recreation, and Service

Family Life

Social Support

Death, dying, and Bereavement

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