Complete the test below Student Information:Name (First & Last):(Required) Date (mm/dd/yyyy):(Required) Questions:1) Before agreeing to perform any independent work for a client, what safeguards should you make sure to complete or have in place:(Required)A) Professional liability (PL) insuranceB) General liability (GL) insurance if you are entering their homeC) A local business licenseD) A legal agreement, prepared by your attorney, to have your client and any subcontractors execute with you prior to doing any workE) All of these are smart to have2) Which of the following statements about using your CAPS training and skills in your current role or a new venture is true:(Required)A) You will make more moneyB) You will be more knowledgeable and effectiveC) You will find expanded ways to approach situationsD) People will expect to see more production from youE) Both “b” and “c” are correct3) Which of these will you most likely need to grow your role as an independent aging in place consultant:(Required)A) A legal business name such as a d/b/a (sole proprietor) or an LLCB) Your CAPS designationC) A websiteD) Strategic professional relationships in the marketplaceE) All of these and even more4) Doing various independent home assessments for the safety and accessibility aspects of the physical space, in addition to looking at how a person functions in their home environment, is a valuable service and a good income opportunity:(Required)A) Definitely trueB) Only if you are an OT/PTC) Only with additional trainingD) As long as you have some knowledge of construction or building codesE) Definitely not true5) A chief consideration in deciding whether to use a prepared home assessment form, create one of your own, or just take notes, photos, or videos without a checklist is:(Required)A) Your objective and the amount of detail in doing the review or evaluationB) A prepared form can have ambiguous or subjective terms, such as easy, enough, plenty, sufficient, or satisfactory that can’t be quantified easily or can vary in meaning for different peopleC) A prepared form can be long and take a lot of time to complete itD) It might be difficult to explain or relate your findings to your clientsE) All of these are correct6) ADA is not part of residential construction, but many people want to build their homes this way, so you can be a knowledgeable resource and provide assistance for them:(Required)A) TrueB) Only if licensed to do thisC) Mainly for new or recently built homesD) Just for older homesE) False7) You can make money as a CAPS professional by helping to create appropriate renovations and improvements in your client’s home:(Required)A) Only if you have a contractor’s licenseB) Only if you work with a licensed contractorC) By assembling your own team of professionalsD) Either “b” or “c”E) Both “b” and “c”8) Clutter and an excess accumulation of “stuff” can have unhealthy consequences for seniors who are aging in place because:(Required)A) This can take up valuable storage space that could otherwise be usedB) This can create a psychological and emotional dependence on various itemsC) It makes cleaning and organizing the living space more challengingD) There are potential tripping, mold, and other hazards associated with thisE) All of these are true9) Equipping a space to provide suitable sensory response opportunities, creating exercise programs to strengthen people’s core abilities and balance, and allowing people to interact with animals such as dogs and horses are appropriate activities for CAPS professionals:(Required)A) DefinitelyB) They could be under the right circumstancesC) Only if you are properly trained to offer themD) No, this is beyond our scopeE) These have nothing to do with aging in place10) Starting a non-profit organization or agency may be a great way to deliver aging in place services in your community, but which of the following needs to be considered in creating your new agency:(Required)A) There already are several such programs in existence, and it wouldn’t make sense to create anotherB) This would be a great way to deliver programs that are too small or specific to be considered aloneC) You likely would need to be the initial executive director to make sure it has a good beginningD) You will require money to get it going – donations or grants would be helpfulE) Answers “b,” “c,” and “d” are correct11) In the coming years, there is going to be a very big and expanding opportunity to provide transportation services for people, especially the Boomer market, because:(Required)A) Most of them will be in their 70sB) They are becoming comfortable using Lyft and UberC) They save money by not owning or leasing a private vehicleD) They might be experiencing declining vision and reaction times as they ageE) All of the above12) Visiting your client’s parent or relative in-person rather than just being able to observe them virtually has many benefits for the remote relative, such as:(Required)A) Seeing all aspects of their living environment including temperature, odors, neatness, and general conditionB) Being able to engage them in their home, have conversation, and provide a form of social interaction with themC) Spending quality time that they can look forward to each visitD) Having something light to eat or drink with themE) All of the above and more Δ
