Aging and Long-Term Care
1)

According to the introduction, when does the process of aging begin?
 
At age 30 At retirement At the moment we are born After childhood ends
 
2)

By what year are adults over the age of 65 projected to outnumber children under 18 in the U.S.?
 
2025 2034 2040 2060
 
3)

What was the average life expectancy in the United States at the turn of the 20th century?
 
37 years 47 years 57 years 67 years
 
4)

About what percentage of older adults live with two or more chronic health conditions?
 
30% 50% 70% 90%
 
5)

Which of the following has been identified as a major public health risk comparable to smoking or obesity?
 
Grief Retirement Loneliness and social isolation Memory loss
 
6)

 Which of the following is listed as an Activity of Daily Living (ADL)?
 
Transferring (moving from bed to chair) Using email independently Driving a car Gardening
 
7)

By about how much muscle strength is the average adult estimated to have lost by age 70?
 
5–10% 10–15% 15–20% 25–30%
 
8)

Approximately what proportion of adults over 65 report a fall each year?
 
Nearly one in four Nearly one in ten Nearly one in two Nearly three in four
 
9)

Hearing loss affects about what share of adults over age 65?
 
One in five Two in five One in two One in three
 
10)

Which screening tool is recommended for alcohol use in older adults?
 
Mini-Cog PHQ-9 AUDIT-C MMSE
 
11)

Socioemotional selectivity research finds that, with age, people tend to…
 
Seek novel obligations to expand networks Prioritize productivity over relationships Choose emotionally meaningful activities and relationships Focus more on daily hassles than positives
 
12)

Which therapy treatment is most effective with reducing anxiety?
 
Psychoanalysis CBT Enhanced interrogation Sleeping pills
 
13)

True or False: Suicide risk rises with age, especially for older men.
 
True False
 
14)

Meta-analyses show that stronger social relationships are associated with substantially lower risk of death across diseases and populations.
 
True False
 
15)

What is the term for “illegal or improper use of an elder’s funds, property, or identity”?
 
Financial exploitation Neglect Psychological abuse Abandonment
 
16)

Most long-term care is provided where?
 
In hospitals In nursing facilities At home by family and friends In adult day programs
 
17)

What is the primary public payer for long-term services and supports in the U.S.?
 
Medicare Medicaid Social Security Private insurance
 
18)

Which of the following shape long-term care outcomes?
 
Fit with the person’s values and daily life Caregiver capacity and well-being Integration across silos All of the above
 
19)

What approach is recommended when older adults choose activities that involve some risk, such as cooking with tremor?
 
Strict prohibition Full independence without support Harm reduction Immediate facility placement
 
20)

What is the main payer for long-stay custodial care in skilled nursing facilities?
 
Medicare Private long-term care insurance Medicaid Veterans Health Administration