A nurse is planning care for a group of super-centenarians in an assisted living facility. The nurse considers which of the following?
a. Most super-centenarians are functionally independent or require minimal assistance with activities of daily living
b. The majority of super-centenarians have cognitive impairment
c. The number of super-centenarians is ex-pected to decrease in coming years as a result of heart disease and stroke
d. It is theorized that super-centenarians sur-vived as long as they have due to genetic mutations that made them less susceptible to common diseases
ANS: A
Research supports that most super-centenarians are functionally and cognitively intact, requiring minimal assistance with ADLs. The number of super-centenarians is expected to increase in com-ing years as the number of older adults increases. The reason why individuals survived as long as they have is not known.
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