CSA Trivia 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the maximum number of days Medicare Part A covers skilled nursing facility care following a qualifying hospital stay?
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 100 days (Correct answer)
- 180 days
Correct answer: 100 days
Medicare Part A covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing facility care per benefit period, with full coverage for the first 20 days and copayments for days 21–100.
Question 2: What is 'presbyopia,' a condition that commonly affects adults over age 40?
- Age-related hearing loss
- Difficulty focusing on close objects due to reduced lens flexibility (Correct answer)
- Increased sensitivity to bright light
- Peripheral vision loss
Correct answer: Difficulty focusing on close objects due to reduced lens flexibility
Presbyopia is the age-related loss of the eye's ability to focus on close objects, caused by hardening of the lens, and is typically corrected with reading glasses.
Question 3: What does 'Medicaid spend-down' refer to in long-term care planning?
- Annual cost-of-living adjustments to Medicaid benefits
- Reducing assets to meet Medicaid's financial eligibility requirements (Correct answer)
- The process of applying for Medicare supplements
- Calculating out-of-pocket maximums under Medicaid
Correct answer: Reducing assets to meet Medicaid's financial eligibility requirements
Medicaid spend-down refers to the process of depleting excess assets or income to meet Medicaid's financial eligibility thresholds for long-term care coverage.
Question 4: Which neurotransmitter is most significantly reduced in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease?
- Dopamine
- Serotonin
- Acetylcholine (Correct answer)
- Norepinephrine
Correct answer: Acetylcholine
Acetylcholine levels are significantly reduced in Alzheimer's disease, which is why cholinesterase inhibitor medications (which prevent acetylcholine breakdown) are used as treatment.
Question 5: What is a 'continuing care retirement community' (CCRC)?
- A government-funded nursing home for low-income seniors
- A senior community offering multiple levels of care on one campus (Correct answer)
- A Medicare-certified home health agency
- An adult day services program
Correct answer: A senior community offering multiple levels of care on one campus
A CCRC (also called a life plan community) provides independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing care on one campus, allowing residents to age in place as needs change.
Question 6: What percentage of family caregivers in the U.S. are estimated to be women?
- About 35%
- About 50%
- About 60% (Correct answer)
- About 75%
Correct answer: About 60%
Approximately 60% of family caregivers in the U.S. are women, who also tend to provide more hours of care and for longer durations than male caregivers.
Question 7: Which term describes the philosophy of allowing terminally ill patients to die naturally without aggressive life-prolonging interventions?
- Euthanasia
- Comfort care (palliative approach) (Correct answer)
- Assisted suicide
- Medical futility protocol
Correct answer: Comfort care (palliative approach)
Comfort care or a palliative approach focuses on quality of life and symptom management, allowing natural death without aggressive interventions, distinct from euthanasia or assisted suicide.
CSA Trivia 4
What is the maximum number of days Medicare Part A covers skilled nursing facility care following a qualifying hospital stay?