Which of the following statements by the daughter of an 87-year-old resident of a nursing home would the nurse most likely want to correct or clarify?
A) "It seems like more and more people are living well into their 80s like my mom.".
B) "My mom has a house worth loads of money but little cash flow, like many older adults.".
C) "It seems like heart disease is getting more common even though people live longer than they used to.".
D) "There are more women living to my mother's age than there are men.".
C
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The incidence of heart disease as a cause of death is on the decline. More Americans are indeed achieving old age and many older adults have valuable assets but little cash flow. Female longevity continues to exceed that of males.
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