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One of your clients expresses concern to you about her mother's recent falls. She wants her mother to still live independently but have access to resources if needed. She asks what you recommend. For this situation, you recommend discussing options with her mother including the one that you think might be most appropriate, which is:

A) A 55-plus community
B) An assisted living facility
C) Cohousing
D) A continuous care retirement community

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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An older adult living environment that offers wellness programming but no medical services is:

A) An independent living community
B) An assisted living facility
C) Cohousing
D) A continuous care retirement community

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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A home safety assessment tool that consists of a card-sorting activity targeting 44 activities that are essential for aging in place is the:

Home modifications can support:

A program that assists individuals aged 55-plus who are unemployed or have low income to find work is:

In aging in place, a critical factor in staying connected to the community is:

An example of community mobility and accessibility supported by the Americans with Disabilities Act is:

Aging in place allows an older adult to maintain:

A strategy for expanding health-care services to older adults who are homebound is:

A type of living environment for older adults that allows them a home setting with some independence is called:

An occupational therapist works with an interprofessional team to help coordinate discharge planning for older adults. The occupational therapist is working in the role of:

When valuing the perspective of "home" during a home safety evaluation, the open-ended question "What do you most enjoy doing in your home?" focuses on which need?

Grace is a 69-year-old widow who has stairs to enter her home. She would like to install a ramp but is concerned that her homeowners association (HOA) won't approve. As an occupational therapist, you help her draft a letter to her HOA to discuss and share her need for a ramp along with the kind and dimensions to help her get approval for the ramp. This is an example of:

The development of environments and products in a way usable by all people, without the need for alteration, is known as:

Which of the following is the most common home modification for aging in place?

An occupational therapist visits Mr. Smith for a home health visit and notices the house is crowded with items and has many throw rugs. The OT is concerned Mr. Smith is at risk of falling due to hazards within the home environment. The home safety assessment the OT should use is the:

A community with environmental features that promote accessibility in housing, workplaces, community services, and public buildings is a(n) :

In which setting would the majority of older adults prefer to age?

An alternative view of aging in place includes: