Older Adult Resources and Services

a questionnaire used as a community assessment tool to determine the level of functioning of older adults in five areas: mental health, physical health, social resources, economic resources, and activities of daily living. It must be administered by a trained individual. Either the entire questionnaire or one or more segments are given. The questionnaire can be used to evaluate existing services or the need for services for individuals or communities.

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Psychology term of the day

May 9th 2024

Hering–Breuer reflex

a nervous mechanism involved in normal breathing, with stimuli from sensory endings in lung tissue limiting inspiration and expiration. [Ewald Hering; Josef Breuer]