Question 1

Instrumental activities of daily living involve such tasks as keeping track of finances and doing household tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Congress instituted the "look back" period of five years in Medicaid because:

Accepted Answer

A)  it wanted to encourage people from the upper class to use Medicaid. 
B)  it wanted to ensure that the poor get adequate treatment for additional five years. 
C)  it believed that the funds for Medicaid were unevenly distributed among the various classes in the United States. 
D)  it suspected that middle-class elderly were sheltering their assets in order to qualify for Medicaid. 
A)  it wanted to encourage people from the upper class to use Medicaid. 
B)  it wanted to ensure that the poor get adequate treatment for additional five years. 
C)  it believed that the funds for Medicaid were unevenly distributed among the various classes in the United States. 
D)  it suspected that middle-class elderly were sheltering their assets in order to qualify for Medicaid. D

Question 3

Which of the following is usually NOT one of the issues that arise when siblings are caring for an aging parent?

Accepted Answer

A)  conflict when one sibling feels the others are not doing their fair share 
B)  disagreements over how to care for a parent 
C)  refusing to contribute financially 
D)  increased closeness between siblings 
A)  conflict when one sibling feels the others are not doing their fair share 
B)  disagreements over how to care for a parent 
C)  refusing to contribute financially 
D)  increased closeness between siblings C

Question 4

It is difficult to determine whether elderly people are being denied care under Medicaid because:

Accepted Answer

A)  funding for Medicaid is under the control of private firms in the United States. 
B)  states set different income limits to determine the eligibility for Medicaid. 
C)  most elder people opt for Medicare instead of Medicaid. 
D)  Medicaid is the least popular source of long-term care for the elderly and disabled. 
A)  funding for Medicaid is under the control of private firms in the United States. 
B)  states set different income limits to determine the eligibility for Medicaid. 
C)  most elder people opt for Medicare instead of Medicaid. 
D)  Medicaid is the least popular source of long-term care for the elderly and disabled.

Question 5

A nursing home is what Erving Goffman called a total institution. Total institutions are characterized by all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  separating the main spaces of life-sleep, work, and play. 
B)  handling many human needs by bureaucratic organizations. 
C)  serving as a retreat from the world. 
D)  making simple independent decisions like taking a walk. 
A)  separating the main spaces of life-sleep, work, and play. 
B)  handling many human needs by bureaucratic organizations. 
C)  serving as a retreat from the world. 
D)  making simple independent decisions like taking a walk.

Question 6

Minority neighborhoods have more nursing homes than white neighborhoods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which measure is NOT a part of allostatic load?

Accepted Answer

A)  blood pressure and cholesterol levels 
B)  elevated cortisol 
C)  depression scales 
D)  having the flu 
A)  blood pressure and cholesterol levels 
B)  elevated cortisol 
C)  depression scales 
D)  having the flu

Question 8

Members of racial and ethnic minorities are more readily accepted for _____ on admission to nursing homes than whites.

Accepted Answer

A)  Medicare 
B)  Medicaid 
C)  private health insurance 
D)  private pay 
A)  Medicare 
B)  Medicaid 
C)  private health insurance 
D)  private pay

Question 9

Turnover among workers in the health care industry is extremely high, exceeding 100 percent each year. Which of the following statements is NOT a reason for the turnover?

Accepted Answer

A)  Starting salary for nursing assistants is usually minimum wage with few fringe benefits such as health insurance or pensions. 
B)  The work requires aides to manually lift patients, which often results in back injuries. 
C)  The work requires that the aides receive monthly training. 
D)  There are few opportunities for advancement and participation in the planning of the care for residents. 
A)  Starting salary for nursing assistants is usually minimum wage with few fringe benefits such as health insurance or pensions. 
B)  The work requires aides to manually lift patients, which often results in back injuries. 
C)  The work requires that the aides receive monthly training. 
D)  There are few opportunities for advancement and participation in the planning of the care for residents.

Question 10

Daughters who provide care for elderly parents do not give up other obligations; they give up their free time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true about the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993?

Accepted Answer

A)  It allows employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid or unpaid leave. 
B)  It applies to any firm that employs more than 20 people. 
C)  It requires an employee to be employed with a firm for more than a period of 36 months in order to avail the benefits of the act. 
D)  It requires employees to pay 20 percent of their income to the government to avail the benefits of the act. 
A)  It allows employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid or unpaid leave. 
B)  It applies to any firm that employs more than 20 people. 
C)  It requires an employee to be employed with a firm for more than a period of 36 months in order to avail the benefits of the act. 
D)  It requires employees to pay 20 percent of their income to the government to avail the benefits of the act.

Question 12

Timothy Diamond's book, Making Gray Gold: Narrative of Nursing Home Care, is:

Accepted Answer

A)  about the poor quality of care in nursing homes. 
B)  about the lack of social stimulation in nursing homes. 
C)  about how poorly paid nursing assistants struggled to reconcile the care they wanted to give patients with care that they were required to give. 
D)  about how nursing assistants organize patients to advocate for better emotional care. 
A)  about the poor quality of care in nursing homes. 
B)  about the lack of social stimulation in nursing homes. 
C)  about how poorly paid nursing assistants struggled to reconcile the care they wanted to give patients with care that they were required to give. 
D)  about how nursing assistants organize patients to advocate for better emotional care.

Question 13

Care of the frail elderly exists on a continuum of care. The least formal care is performed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  social workers. 
B)  public or private institutions. 
C)  family members. 
D)  former colleagues. 
A)  social workers. 
B)  public or private institutions. 
C)  family members. 
D)  former colleagues.

Question 14

Women are more likely to assume a disproportionate share of caregiving because:

Accepted Answer

A)  they have been socialized to be caring. 
B)  they are less likely to have other obligations. 
C)  their primary responsibility has been for unpaid domestic labor, thus they are seen as natural caregivers. 
D)  they are the primary parents in providing care for children. 
A)  they have been socialized to be caring. 
B)  they are less likely to have other obligations. 
C)  their primary responsibility has been for unpaid domestic labor, thus they are seen as natural caregivers. 
D)  they are the primary parents in providing care for children.

Question 15

Men are likely to leave the workforce once they begin caring for a family member.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Research shows that families do not withdraw support when home and community-based services are provided, but the disabled elderly receive more care.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Researchers distinguish between caregiver burden and caregiver stress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

One study examining stress for women caring for a parent with Alzheimer's disease found that the greatest source of stress was:

Accepted Answer

A)  their siblings. 
B)  their children. 
C)  their spouse. 
D)  the spouse of the parent. 
A)  their siblings. 
B)  their children. 
C)  their spouse. 
D)  the spouse of the parent.

Question 19

Siblings of gay and lesbian people often presume that gay and lesbian people are the most appropriate caregivers for aging parents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In the context of activities of daily living, which of the following activities has the highest percentage of limitation among people who are 85 years and above?

Accepted Answer

A)  walking 
B)  eating 
C)  bathing 
D)  dressing 
A)  walking 
B)  eating 
C)  bathing 
D)  dressing

Instrumental activities of daily living involve such tasks as keeping track of finances and doing household tasks.

Congress instituted the "look back" period of five years in Medicaid because:

Which of the following is usually NOT one of the issues that arise when siblings are caring for an aging parent?

It is difficult to determine whether elderly people are being denied care under Medicaid because:

A nursing home is what Erving Goffman called a total institution. Total institutions are characterized by all of the following except:

Minority neighborhoods have more nursing homes than white neighborhoods.

Which measure is NOT a part of allostatic load?

Members of racial and ethnic minorities are more readily accepted for _____ on admission to nursing homes than whites.

Turnover among workers in the health care industry is extremely high, exceeding 100 percent each year. Which of the following statements is NOT a reason for the turnover?

Daughters who provide care for elderly parents do not give up other obligations; they give up their free time.

Which of the following statements is true about the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993?

Timothy Diamond's book, Making Gray Gold: Narrative of Nursing Home Care, is:

Care of the frail elderly exists on a continuum of care. The least formal care is performed by:

Women are more likely to assume a disproportionate share of caregiving because:

Men are likely to leave the workforce once they begin caring for a family member.

Research shows that families do not withdraw support when home and community-based services are provided, but the disabled elderly receive more care.

Researchers distinguish between caregiver burden and caregiver stress.

One study examining stress for women caring for a parent with Alzheimer's disease found that the greatest source of stress was:

Siblings of gay and lesbian people often presume that gay and lesbian people are the most appropriate caregivers for aging parents.

In the context of activities of daily living, which of the following activities has the highest percentage of limitation among people who are 85 years and above?

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Work and Retirement

Health and Health Care

Dying, Death, and Bereavement

The Economics of Aging

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Exam 12: Caring for the Frail Elderly

Instrumental activities of daily living involve such tasks as keeping track of finances and doing household tasks.

Congress instituted the "look back" period of five years in Medicaid because:

Which of the following is usually NOT one of the issues that arise when siblings are caring for an aging parent?

It is difficult to determine whether elderly people are being denied care under Medicaid because:

A nursing home is what Erving Goffman called a total institution. Total institutions are characterized by all of the following except:

Minority neighborhoods have more nursing homes than white neighborhoods.

Which measure is NOT a part of allostatic load?

Members of racial and ethnic minorities are more readily accepted for _____ on admission to nursing homes than whites.

Turnover among workers in the health care industry is extremely high, exceeding 100 percent each year. Which of the following statements is NOT a reason for the turnover?

Daughters who provide care for elderly parents do not give up other obligations; they give up their free time.

Which of the following statements is true about the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993?

Timothy Diamond's book, Making Gray Gold: Narrative of Nursing Home Care, is:

Care of the frail elderly exists on a continuum of care. The least formal care is performed by:

Women are more likely to assume a disproportionate share of caregiving because:

Men are likely to leave the workforce once they begin caring for a family member.

Research shows that families do not withdraw support when home and community-based services are provided, but the disabled elderly receive more care.

Researchers distinguish between caregiver burden and caregiver stress.

One study examining stress for women caring for a parent with Alzheimer's disease found that the greatest source of stress was:

Siblings of gay and lesbian people often presume that gay and lesbian people are the most appropriate caregivers for aging parents.

In the context of activities of daily living, which of the following activities has the highest percentage of limitation among people who are 85 years and above?

The Field of Social Gerontology

Life Course Transitions

Theories of Aging

Demography of Aging

Old Age and the Welfare State

Biological Perspectives on Aging

Psychological Perspectives on Aging

Family Relationships and Social Support Systems

Living Arrangements

Work and Retirement

Health and Health Care

Dying, Death, and Bereavement

The Economics of Aging

Poverty and Inequality

The Politics of Aging

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