Betty, who suffers from the early stages of Alzheimer's, has alarms on her bed and doors to alert her children if she gets out of bed in the night or tries to leave her house. This assistive technology will do which of the following?
a) Permit Betty to stay in her home longer
b) Assist Betty with the move to a nursing home
Consider This: Assistive technology is growing as an option for people with disabilities.
LO 3.5: Describe the growing use of nonmedical solutions by the older population
c) Increase the likelihood that Betty will have additional mental disorders
Consider This: Assistive technology is growing as an option for people with disabilities.
LO 3.5: Describe the growing use of nonmedical solutions by the older population
d) Decrease the likelihood of Betty developing other forms of disease
Consider This: Assistive technology is growing as an option for people with disabilities.
LO 3.5: Describe the growing use of nonmedical solutions by the older population
ANS: a
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