1. Search for accurate statistics on the following:
- The percentage of individuals who are at least 80 years old who are in some type of assisted living facility.
i. 54% of assisted living residents are 85 years old or older
ii. 9% of assisted living residents are 75-84 years old
- The percentage of 80-year-old or older individuals who are in a "full service" nursing home.
- The estimated percentage of individuals in nursing homes who are abused (according to the definition of abuse, which includes neglect).
After finding these statistics, complete the following:
a. Provide the source of the information (with a Web address if you found them on the Web).
i. https://www.assistedlivingfacilities.org/resources/who-lives-in-assisted-living-/
b. Describe the challenges for researchers who try to gather this type of information.
Some of the many challenges researchers face when trying to gather information regarding nursing home statistics is the standards and methods they use and how they measure the data.
c. Explain whether you were surprised by what you found. Why or why not?