AHS 127 Ch 10 Geriatric Care
True/False fully solved
Most elderly individuals are cared for in institutions or long-term care facilities. - correct answer
✔✔myth / false
Most older people live at home or with family; only 5 percent live in long-term care facilities. -
correct answer ✔✔fact / true
Retired people are bored and have nothing to do with their lives. - correct answer ✔✔myth /
false
Retirees are busy with hobbies, travel, church, family, and community. - correct answer ✔✔fact
/ true
Anyone over 65 is old. - correct answer ✔✔myth / false
"Old" is determined by how one thinks, feels, and behaves. - correct answer ✔✔fact / true
Elderly people are not capable of managing their affairs. - correct answer ✔✔myth / false
Elderly have experience and knowledge. - correct answer ✔✔fact / true
All elderly people live in poverty. - correct answer ✔✔myth / false
True/False fully solved
Most elderly individuals are cared for in institutions or long-term care facilities. - correct answer
✔✔myth / false
Most older people live at home or with family; only 5 percent live in long-term care facilities. -
correct answer ✔✔fact / true
Retired people are bored and have nothing to do with their lives. - correct answer ✔✔myth /
false
Retirees are busy with hobbies, travel, church, family, and community. - correct answer ✔✔fact
/ true
Anyone over 65 is old. - correct answer ✔✔myth / false
"Old" is determined by how one thinks, feels, and behaves. - correct answer ✔✔fact / true
Elderly people are not capable of managing their affairs. - correct answer ✔✔myth / false
Elderly have experience and knowledge. - correct answer ✔✔fact / true
All elderly people live in poverty. - correct answer ✔✔myth / false
