What is assisted living, and how is it beneficial for older adults?
What will be an ideal response?
Advancing age is strongly associated with use of long-term care services, especially nursing homes. Assisted living is a homelike housing arrangement for older adults who require more care than can be provided at home but less than is usually provided in nursing homes. Assisted living is a cost-effective alternative to nursing homes that prevents unnecessary institutionalization. It also can enhance residents' autonomy, social life, community involvement, and life satisfaction.
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Jill is a freshman in high school and does not think that she will need to train to become a member of the school's cross country team. Jill keeps telling you that her mother was a great runner, so she will also be a great runner. What do you think? a. She is correct; she will be a great runner no matter what she does. b. It is unlikely that Jill even has the genotype for running. c. Jill might have the genotype for running ability, but she will need to train become a great runner. d. Jill has also inherited the genes for superior intelligence.
After major heart surgery,
a. optimists were more likely than pessimists to require hospitalization. b. pessimists were more likely than optimists to require hospitalization. c. optimists and pessimists were equally likely to require hospitalization. d. pessimists were more likely to require hospitalization if the procedure was mild; optimists were more likely to require hospitalization if the procedure was severe.