HCAD 222 test #2 question n answers graded A+ 2023/2024

HCAD 222 test #2 Is aging a disease? - correct answers Aging is not a disease, but it does increase susceptibility to disease What do 75% of people greater than 65 die from? - correct answers heart disease (men and women), cancer, and stroke What is the definition of chronic conditions? - correct answers -persist for a long period, regardless of whether they cause death (some will be progressive and lead to death) What are examples of chronic conditions? - correct answers -arthritis, osteoporosis, Parkinson's disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease, dementia, and Alzheimer's disease Questions about modern socieities' values towards old age.. - correct answers 1. Are the old less valued than the young? 2. Where will we find the resources to take care of the frail elderly? 3. Could medical breakthroughs have unforeseen consequences for society, either for good or ill? Challenges that people face as they grow older including - correct answers 1. coping with an aging body 2. maintaining a valued place in society while aging 3. individuals grow older in the wider context of an entire society that is undergoing a transition to population aging Government programs of health care - correct answers -medicare (primarily people 65+, everyone who has worked once they turn -medicaid (welfare program for lower income) -family care (proving care in WI for 65+ and low income Acute Care - correct answers -medicare/health insurance -charging hospitals a flat rate- take control of what we are spending= mid to late 8's changed way paid hospitals -acute care hospital -diagnose & treat -immediate care center Post-acute caer - correct answers -medicare/ health insurance -transitional care -long term acute care hospital -inpatient rehab -heal, rehab, recover= people are not ready to go home, but still need more time -hospitals have to be more efficient and nursing homes were losing people so they teamed up (post- acute care) -skilled nursing facillity long-term care - correct answers -private pay, LTC insurance, medicaid -emerged because gove. changed the way they paid for services -community-based services -physician office -adult day care -assisted living -hospice -nursing home -outpatient rehab -home health -wellness, prevention, management =long-term care, focus on keeping them healthy -DRG's - correct answers -quicker and sicker dischanges