Long-term health care facilities are the center of treatment for people who are: (Select all that apply.)
a. recovering after the most acute phase of their illness is over.
b. receiving rehabilitation after a joint re-placement.
c. too weak from primary illness to care for themselves presently.
d. in need of a permanent home because of effects of a chronic condition.
e. under treatment for substance abuse.
A, B, C, D
Long-term health care facilities do not offer active treatment to substance abusers. Recovery from an acute illness, joint replacement rehabilitation, weakness from illness, and a permanent home for a chronic illness are common reasons individuals seek care from long-term care facili-ties.
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