A 70-year-old patient who suffers from worsening dementia is no longer able to live alone. The nurse is discussing health care services and possible long-term living arrangements with the patient's only son. What will the nurse suggest?
a. An apartment setting with neighbors close by
b. Having the patient utilize weekly home health visits
c. A nursing center because home care is no longer safe
d. That placement is irrelevant because the patient is retreating to a place of inactivity
ANS: C
Some family caregivers consider nursing center placement when in-home care becomes increasingly difficult or when convalescence from hospitalization requires more assistance than the family is able to provide. An apartment setting and the use of home health visits are not appropriate because living at home is unsafe. Dementia is not a time of inactivity but an impairment of intellectual functioning.
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