Senior Diseases and Statistics
What is the leading cause of disability and dependency among older adults worldwide?
What is dementia?
True or False: Dementia is a normal part of aging.
False
What type of senior living community provides assistance with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, and medication management?
What is an assisted living facility?
What is the name of the program created by Students Care to connect students with senior citizens for companionship and support?
What is the Senior Buddy Program?
What is the name of the program designed by Students Care to provide companionship and support to pediatric patients during their hospital stays?
What is the Hospital Buddy Program?
Alzheimer's disease accounts for approximately what percentage of dementia cases?
What is about 60-70%?
What percentage of seniors aged 65 and older in the United States have at least one chronic health condition?
Approximately 80%.
What term describes the process of seniors downsizing from their current homes to smaller, more manageable living spaces?
What is downsizing?
How often do students participating in the Senior Buddy Program typically visit their senior buddies?
What is once a week?
What age group of patients does the Hospital Buddy Program primarily serve?
What are pediatric patients or children?
What percentage of seniors aged 65 and older in the United States are living below the poverty line?
Approximately 9%
True or False: Falls are the leading cause of injury-related deaths among seniors in the United States.
True
True or False: Nursing homes and assisted living facilities are the same thing.
False
What types of activities do students and their senior buddies engage in together through the Senior Buddy Program?
What are conversation, games, and arts and crafts?
In addition to providing companionship, what is another goal of the Hospital Buddy Program?
What is to help alleviate the stress and anxiety experienced by pediatric patients and their families during hospitalization?
Approximately how many people worldwide are living with dementia, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)?
50 million
Which chronic condition is known as the "silent killer" because it often has no symptoms until it reaches an advanced stage?
What is hypertension (high blood pressure)?
This type of senior living option offers independent living along with a range of amenities such as fitness centers, pools, and social activities.
What is a retirement community?
In addition to providing companionship, what is another goal of the Senior Buddy Program?
What is to reduce loneliness and isolation among senior citizens?
What types of activities do volunteers engage in with pediatric patients through the Hospital Buddy Program?
What are playing games, reading books, and doing arts and crafts?
What is the most common type of dementia besides Alzheimer's disease?
What is vascular dementia?
What percentage of seniors aged 65 and older experience symptoms of depression, according to the National Institute of Mental Health?
approximately 7%
Approximately what percent of seniors in the United States live in an assisted living environment?
around 1-2% of seniors aged 65 and older reside in assisted living facilities
How can students get involved in the Senior Buddy Program?
What is by signing up on the Students Care website and completing the application process?
How can individuals become volunteers for the Hospital Buddy Program?
What is by signing up on the Students Care website and completing the volunteer application process?