You have four rooms to choose from for your older client to be admitted this afternoon. Which room would you choose?
a. A brightly lit, blue room with cozy throw rugs
b. An orange-carpeted room with soft light-ing and yellow walls
c. A brightly lit, blue room with an EZ-Glide wax floor
d. A fluorescent-lighted room with green walls and a glossy, tiled floor
ANS: B
Light colors such as red, orange, and yellow are more easily seen by aging eyes. Softer lighting will help reduce some of the glare and is also easier seen by aging eyes. Fidelity of color is less accurate with the blues, greens, and violets of the spectrum, and the slowed ability of the pupils to adjust to light makes glare a problem. Glare can come from sunlight, but a brightly waxed floor and glossy tile can also cause glare.
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