Chapter 11

Question 1

Define age-friendly communities

Answer 1

have safe neighborhoods, pleasant outdoor spaces, and opportunities for seniors or volunteer or work

Question 2

What is aging in place

Answer 2

older people living into late old age in the same place they lived in their middle years

Question 3

Define assisted living

Answer 3

housing that provides personal care services and other supports to frail seniors to help them live independently in the community

Question 4

What is the 55 Alive Mature Driving Program?

Answer 4

A program that helps seniors improve their driving skills and teaches them how aging affects driving

Question 5

Define Collective dwellings

Answer 5

these include healthcare facilities; also refers to long-term care institutions

Question 6

what is Continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs)?

Answer 6

allow seniors to remain in one facility if the level of required care change.

Question 7

Define core housing need

Answer 7

exists when the housing is too small or in poor repair or the household spends more than 30 percent of its total income on housing.

Question 8

what is the ecological model?

Answer 8

the Lawton-Nahemow model of interaction between the individual and the environment that holds a persons ability and the demands of the environment influence that persons life satisfaction and ability to function

Question 9

what is enriched housing?

Answer 9

provides services such as meals and cleaning services to help people live on their own

Question 10

define environmental press

Answer 10

the demands of the environment on a person

Question 11

define Flex Housing

Answer 11

a housing concept that designers and builders use to make future changes in housing easy and affordable in order to meet the changing needs of people as they age

Question 12

define garden suite

Answer 12

a separate building on an adult child’s property or part of their adult child’s house made into a self contained unit for an elderly relative; also known as a granny flat

Question 13

What is a granny flat?

Answer 13

part of a house made into a self contained unit for an elderly relative, or a small, portable cottage or dwelling erected in the garden of an adult child’s house

Question 14

what is a mobility club?

Answer 14

a volunteer group of older people who provide rides to other seniors

Question 15

What are naturally occurring retirement communities (NORCs)?

Answer 15

neighborhoods that already have many older people; these communities can enhance the experience of the current residents

Question 16

What are planned retirement communities?

Answer 16

a developer builds and sells houses to healthy, active retirees; these communities supply health services, shopping centers, and recreation facilities

Question 17

what is the Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (RRAP)?

Answer 17

a federal government program offers loans to low income people to help them improve run-down housing

Question 18

what is the reverse annuity mortgage (RAM)?

Answer 18

a type of reverse mortgage whereby a person buys a life annuity and gets income while living in the home; the mortgage company takes over the house when the person dies

Question 19

What are shelter allowances?

Answer 19

government allowances that subsidize the person, not the housing project, and allow older people to choose their own apartment

Question 20

what is supportive housing?

Answer 20

provided for people who need minimal to moderate care and use services such as homemaking, personal care, and social support programs

Question 21

What is a transportation brokerage?

Answer 21

a program that matches passengers with transportation services that meet their needs

Question 22

Define universal design

Answer 22

housing adaptations that serve people of all ages; designers use lever door handles, low-threshold tubs, and temperature limits on hot water tanks to improve living for older people, as well as children and those with disabilities

Question 23

Define visitability

Answer 23

requires that an older resident or visitor with a disability be able to move barrier-free within the first floor of a single-family home