An 81-year-old widow with mild dementia has self-care capabilities. The widow recently moved in with her daughter, a 46-year-old working mother with three children
In considering how to have care for her mother when she is working, what is the most appropriate option the nurse should suggest? a. A rehabilitation center
b. A nursing center
c. An adult day care center
d. A hospice center
C
Services offered by adult day care centers allow family members to maintain their lifestyles and employment and still provide home care for their relatives. A hospice is a system of fami-ly-centered care that allows patients to live and remain at home with comfort, independence, and dignity while alleviating the strains caused by terminal illness; this is inappropriate because the widow does not have a terminal illness. Rehabilitation is the use of multiple therapies such as physical, psychological, occupational, speech, and social services to help restore a person to the fullest physical, mental, social, vocational, and economic usefulness possible; this is not appro-priate because the widow can provide self-care. A nursing center is a nursing home; it is too early for this because the widow can provide self-care.
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