Ageism and Aging Atereotypes
Caregiving and Aging Services
Physical and Psychological Issues in Aging
Aging Policy
Demographics of Aging
100
This theory of aging suggests that older adults become less active and more isolated with age
What is disengagement theory?
100
Caregiving responsibilities for this generation can be particularly significant, as this group may provide care for both children and aging parents at the same time.
What is the sandwich generation?
100
Rather than death due to a terminal or sudden illness, this is the major cause of death among older adults in in the U.S.
What is frailty?
100
This Senator from South Carolina was the only person to serve in Congress at the age of 100, ironically he was never a member of the Senate Special Services Committee on Aging.
Who is Strom Thurmond?
100
This was the fastest growing age group by percentage in the United States from 2000 to 2010.
What is adults 85 years and older?
200
These are impressions that all older adults are cranky, cognitively impaired, slow to learn, and unable to use technology.
What are negative stereotypes?
200
Approximately 5% of older adults in the U.S. at any given time reside in these settings.
What are nursing homes?
200

This medical condition is the most commonly diagnosed condition in persons over 60.

What isHigh Blodd Pressure

200

This 10 year Blueprint is designed to restructure California state policy, programs and funding to prepare for the states rapidly growing and diversifying older adult population.

What is the Master Plan for Aging

200
This region of the United States has the largest number of persons age 65 and older.
What is the South?
300
The belief that problems associated with aging are exclusively biological rather than social and/or behavioral.
What is the biomedicalization of aging?
300
This Medicare plan provides coverage for prescription medications.
What is Medicare Part D?
300
A common complication of stroke and dementia, this condition is associated with increased risk of nutritional deficits and pneumonia.
What is dysphagia?
300

This non profit is dedicated to strengthening the capacity of APS programs and advocate for vital federal legislation, funding and public awareness initiatives to prevent elder abuse.

What is NAPSA

300
This region of the United States has the largest percentage of adults age 65 and older.
What is the Northeast?
400
This term is used to describe a desire to give more help to older people.
What is new ageism?
400
A 46-year-old woman who works outside the home and spends more than 20 hours per week providing unpaid care to her mother is an example of this term.
Who is the "typical caregiver"?
400
The highest rate of this action among any age group is older adults, particularly older Caucasian men who live alone.
What is suicide?
400

this legislation was passed in 2010 as part of the Affordable Care Act. It was the first comprehensive federal legislation aimed at combating elder abuse.

What is the Elder Justice Act

400
This country has the longest life expectancy at 83.4 years, perhaps it is something in the sushi?
What is Japan?
500
An elder rights organization, this group was founded in 1970 by Maggie Kuhn in response to her forced retirement at age 65.
Who are the Grey Panthers?
500
This Medicare plan covers outpatient hospital care, home health care, medical equipment, and some preventive care.
What is Medicare part B?
500

Untreated hearing loss is one of the most significant, modifiable risk factors for this illness.

What is Dementia

500

This state enacted Death with Dignity Act in 1997, making it the first of five states currently in the U.S. where assisted suicide is legal.

What is Oregon?

500
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, persons from this ethnicity have the longest average life expectancy in the United States at 86.5 years.
What is Asian American?
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