Which of the following statements should the nurse include in a presentation to the community regarding mental health care resources for elders?
1. "Better pharmacological treatments have increased the normal life span of individuals afflicted with mental illness."
2. "Medicare coverage will pay for most mental health services provided to elders."
3. "Most elders require frequent hospitalization due to chronic illness and mental disability."
4. "More long-term care facilities are admitting geropsychiatric clients."
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Rationale: Individuals with schizophrenia, dementia, and mood disorders, once associated with decreased longevity, are living longer as a consequence of improved pharmacologic and other treatments. Medicare covers only a small portion of mental health services and many long-term care facilities do not admit identified geropsychiatric clients. Unless they can no longer drive or live alone, approximately 95% of elders are living independently and contentedly in their own homes. Only 5% of the over-65 population are classified as frail elders and consume the majority of health care resources.
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