NURSING FOR WELLNESS IN OLDER
ADULTS NINTH EDITION REVIEW SHEET
CHAPTERS ONE TO TWENTY NINE 2026
QUESTIONS ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥How many people aged 65 and older were there in the United States in
2012?
Answer: 43 million
⩥What is the projected number of older adults in the U.S. by 2060?
Answer: 92 million
⩥By what percentage did deaths from heart disease decrease between
2000 and 2015?
Answer: 11%
⩥By what percentage did deaths from Alzheimer's disease increase
between 2000 and 2015?
Answer: 123%
⩥What fraction of seniors dies with Alzheimer's or another dementia?
Answer: 1 in 3 seniors
, ⩥How many Americans are currently living with Alzheimer's?
Answer: 5.7 million
⩥What is the projected number of Americans living with Alzheimer's by
2050?
Answer: Nearly 14 million
⩥What age group is the fastest growing among older adults in the U.S.?
Answer: People 85 years and older
⩥What are the three categories of older adults based on age?
Answer: Young-old (65-74), Old-old (75-84), Oldest Old (85+)
⩥What is the term for individuals over 100 years old?
Answer: Centenarians
⩥Which gender has a longer life expectancy among older adults?
Answer: Women
⩥What group of elderly is the largest living in poverty?
Answer: Widowed women and those living alone
ADULTS NINTH EDITION REVIEW SHEET
CHAPTERS ONE TO TWENTY NINE 2026
QUESTIONS ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥How many people aged 65 and older were there in the United States in
2012?
Answer: 43 million
⩥What is the projected number of older adults in the U.S. by 2060?
Answer: 92 million
⩥By what percentage did deaths from heart disease decrease between
2000 and 2015?
Answer: 11%
⩥By what percentage did deaths from Alzheimer's disease increase
between 2000 and 2015?
Answer: 123%
⩥What fraction of seniors dies with Alzheimer's or another dementia?
Answer: 1 in 3 seniors
, ⩥How many Americans are currently living with Alzheimer's?
Answer: 5.7 million
⩥What is the projected number of Americans living with Alzheimer's by
2050?
Answer: Nearly 14 million
⩥What age group is the fastest growing among older adults in the U.S.?
Answer: People 85 years and older
⩥What are the three categories of older adults based on age?
Answer: Young-old (65-74), Old-old (75-84), Oldest Old (85+)
⩥What is the term for individuals over 100 years old?
Answer: Centenarians
⩥Which gender has a longer life expectancy among older adults?
Answer: Women
⩥What group of elderly is the largest living in poverty?
Answer: Widowed women and those living alone
