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Hooyman: Social Gerontology: A Multidisciplinary Perspective, 7e

Chapter 11

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	The majority of older people today live in suburbs.
	The majority of older people today live in suburbs.
	True False

	The proportion of older adults in nursing homes at any one time is low, but up to 75% will need some type of long-term care before they die.

	True False

	The majority of older people live in single family homes that they own.

	True False

	The primary factor that appears to determine nursing home placement is a person’s cognitive status.

	True False

	The age group that experiences the highest rate of victimization is the population aged 65 and older.

	True False

	Older homeowners are far more likely than younger families to have lived in their current homes for at least 30 years.

	True False

	Statistics on rates of victimization justify the widespread fear of crime among older adults.

	True False

	Advocates argue that assisted living is a more humane model of housing as it is based on a social rather than medial model of long term care.

	True False

	Today's homeless elders are largely the chronic homeless who have lived on the streets for many years and have lost contact with their families.

	True False

	Homeless elders are defined as those 50 and older because physiologically they are generally 10-20 years older than their chronological age.

	True False

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The majority of older people today live in suburbs.

The proportion of older adults in nursing homes at any one time is low, but up to 75% will need some type of long-term care before they die.

The majority of older people live in single family homes that they own.

The primary factor that appears to determine nursing home placement is a person’s cognitive status.

The age group that experiences the highest rate of victimization is the population aged 65 and older.

Older homeowners are far more likely than younger families to have lived in their current homes for at least 30 years.

Statistics on rates of victimization justify the widespread fear of crime among older adults.

Advocates argue that assisted living is a more humane model of housing as it is based on a social rather than medial model of long term care.

Today's homeless elders are largely the chronic homeless who have lived on the streets for many years and have lost contact with their families.

Homeless elders are defined as those 50 and older because physiologically they are generally 10-20 years older than their chronological age.