Who Exactly are We talking About?
There are approximately 71.6 million of these
What is Boomers
The age that meets the criteria for older adult protective services is what
What is 60 + years old
Protective service workers investigate abuse, neglect, exploitation and what
What is Abandonment
Neurocognitive disorder is a general term that is also known as what
What is dementia?
When communicating with older adults it is important to remember to pay attention to the what
What are the lights?
Ageism refers to how we think/believe, how we feel and how we .... towards others or oneself based on age.
What is how we act
What jurisdiction must the older adult be in to meet the criteria for protective services
What is The Commonwealth of PA
Any adult who, due to physical or cognitive disability or impairment, requires assistance to meet their needs for food, shelter, clothing, personal care or health care is called what?
Who is a care-dependent person
This type of neurocognitive disorder is the most common and accounts for 60-80% of cases
What is Alzheimer's disease
What is adult
There are three types of the aging process
What are chronological, biological and psychological
What is incapacitated?
A caretaker is guilty of neglect of a care-dependent person if he/she intentionally, knowingly or blank endangers the welfare of a care-dependent person
What is Recklessly
Neurocognitive disorders can impact what
What is....memory, thinking, judgement, decision making, planning, personality, behavior and communiction
This is foundational when communicating with older adults and especially those with NCD
What is rapport
Decision making capacity includes understanding, appreciation, reasoning and blank.
What is choice?
The caretaker is described as what
what is a Reasonable caretaker
Triple AAA's shall have access to older persons in order to investigate reports of need under the act, access client & develop a plan and deliver what ?
True or False
Most older adults will develop a neurocognitive disorder
What is false
The "A" in the T.A.L.K. strategy stands for what
What is ask simple questions
The single local agency is called what in Schuykill County?
What is Schuykill County Office of Senior Services?
The person or property must be what
What is Imminent risk of danger
The Triple AAA can obtain a court order when
Caretaker or 3rd party has interfered with completion of investigation or delivery of services or older adult is denying access due to coercion or fear of future mistreatment
True or false
A neurocognitive disorder is a psychiatric illness
What is False
It is a medical disease that describes decreased mental function
It is important to be kind because is everyone fighting in this but we don't talk about it
What is Fight Club