Basic Aspects Of Aging- Finals Vocab

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-largest and most influential senior organization
-for adults 50+, offers informational materials, discounted services/products

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AARP- American Association of Retired Persons

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-financial protection
-federal program that workers contribute a portion of income during adulthood and then between 62-67, receive a monthly check based on the amount they've earned and contributed

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Social Security

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Requires state and area agencies on aging to provide services to support family caregivers- provides care/info for caregivers

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National Family Caregiver Support Program

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Unpaid assistance provided by family, friends, and neighbors for people requiring help with ADLs and IADLs

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Informal caregiving

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reality demands that caregivers face (income loss, job disruption, poor health)-daily demands

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Objective burden- not feelings

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caregivers experience of caregiving burden- feelings about their role- grief, anger, guilt, worry

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subjective burden

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-allows older person to stay at home, but receive some health/social services outside the home

-attend several hours a day

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adult day care

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-continuing to live in own home independently regardless of ability level

-more control over environment

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Aging in Place

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grandparents who have legal custody of their grandkids when adult children are unable to provide adequate care

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custodial grandparents

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-loss of interest in things, lack of expression of feelings, no interest in future, personal habits deteriorate

-not real disease

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Institutional Neurosis

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-program that offers adventures in learning and travel
- on campuses throughout the world
-learning opportunities

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Elderhostel

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-Federal program to provide minimal income for lower income older people, blind, and disabled

-greater amount of women and people of color

-living on margin of poverty

-not determined by employment contributions

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Supplemental Security Income

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3 or more generations alive at the same time

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multigenerational family

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grandparents are primary caretakers for grandkids

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skipped generation household

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harmful or hurtful conduct that is willfully inflicted upon an older person

-physical, sexual, psychological, financial exploitation, neglect

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elder mistreatment

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legislation provides job protection to workers requiring short term leave for care of a dependent pare or sick child- no pay for 12 weeks leave

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Family and Medical Leave Act

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Services that facilitate the interaction of people across generations; young and old

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intergenerational programs

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health plans that combine coverage of health care costs and delivery of health care for a set prepaid premium

-network of doctors, pharmacy, etc provide insurance
-pay set fee in return for range of medical services registered w/ that organization

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Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs)

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Private insurance designed to cover the costs of institutional and sometimes home based service for people with chronic illnesses and disabilities

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long term care insurance

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health insurance/ medical assistance that is a means tested program to the poor

-covers cost of LTC but only for poor or those who become poor by paying for medical care

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Medicaid

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individual takes own life with medical assistance- doctor may provide a lethal dose of drugs but individual self injects

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assisted suicide

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facilities emphasize custodial care (watching/protecting) not medical help

more privacy and independence- more home like
more help than home, but less than nursing home
medicare doesn't pay- own funding
don't need 24 hour assistance

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assisted living

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offices on aging at the regional and local levels that plan/administer services to meet needs of old people within that area

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Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs)

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changes in benefits designed to maintain steady purchasing power of such benefits

give a raise of SS benefits to meet needs- decided yearly- 0-3%

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cost of living arrangements (COLAs)

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social programs delivered to people who meet defined criteria for eligibility based on economic need or ability to pay for efforts

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need based entitlement programs

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-range from totally independent to total assistance
-multilevel facility
-initial entry fee
-stay as long as they live
-attractive to old couples- stay together
-have to be independent when they move in

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Continuing Care Retirement Communities

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N.H. care that encourages active participation by residents and greater staff decision making

-continue to grow- not come to die
-make decisions for themselves
-care for plants and animals
-volunteer with kids care
-not strictly scheduled
-want to reduce boredom

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Eden Alternative

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Facilities with 3 ore more beds staffed 24 hours a day- nurses and personal care services

-can't remain at home because of chronic disease or disabilities- help with ADLs

-older, poorer, white women with needs of help in ADLs

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nursing homes

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taking decisive action to hasten death (giving lethal injection)- lethal dose is administer by another (doctor)

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active euthanasia

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withholding a treatment which would prolong life without reversing the course of disease/illness- individual is kept pain free and comfortable

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passive euthanasia