Health Care: Urban Vs. Rural
Mental Health
Housing
Voluntary Sector
Health Care Services
100
What percentage of Canadians live in rural Canada?
21.7%
100
What increases the risk of developing mental health issue?
Isolation
100
What is the most common reason for an elder to move?
to be closer to family and friends
100
What may policymakers not understand about rural and remote communities?
Distance
100
What illness was the elderly women faced with in the case?
Shingles
200
What population of rural older adults have a lower life expectancy?
The Old-Old Population (85 and over)
200
What involves the lack of accessible services and the lack of transportation and stigma?
Barriers
200
What percentage of seniors want to age at home?
85%
200
Small rural areas are less likely to use what to strengthen their networks inside and outside the community?
Internet-based tools
200
Name a lack in medical resources facing elderly in rural area?
Physicians
300
What barriers do women face in rural areas?
Lack of Facilities, Access to good nutrition
300
Where are the Geriatric Mental Health Outreach Team and the Community Crisis Center located?
Windsor-Essex Services
300
What does affordable housing mean?
The cost is less than 30% of the before tax household income
300
What are the four main ways voluntary organizations are seeing innovation and renewal?
Diversifying financial capital, diversifying human capital, creating partnerships, and developing smart infrastructure.
300
Who are the 3 main caregivers for elderly in rural Canada?
Family, friends and neighbors
400
True/False Men and women face the same issues regarding physical and mental health?
False, women face different issues than men.
400
What program is a collaborative network that provides services throughout Ontario?
The Ontario Psychiatric Outreach Program
400
What are two barriers to housing for seniors in rural Canada?
Any of the two: Affordability/cost, lack of housing options, poorly designed houses or lack of awareness for grants
400
What was the macro-level practice implication for social workers working in rural and remote areas?
Advocacy within policy making
400
True/False Nurses always act as physicians when caring for elderly patients in long-term care in rural areas.
False, they are not always physicians.
500
What is the biggest issue with community programs for seniors in rural areas?
Discontinuation due lack of involvement
500
Which society in Windsor-Essex offers the Volunteer Companion Program?
Alzheimer’s Society
500
What percentage of homes in rural areas are over 65 years old?
62%
500
How did the multiplex in Port Clements provide a service for seniors? Who did the local government partner with to provide this service?
Seniors drop-in or senior centre, local school district and the regional library system
500
What town was our case study based in?
Iroquois Falls
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