Which of the following is included in Medicare benefits for respite care?
A. The patient must be terminally ill with 2 years or less to live.
B. Medicare has no respite care benefits.
C. The terminally ill patient is moved to a care facility for the respite.
D. Medicare provides a respite for the terminally ill patient.
E. The terminally ill patient's caregiver is admitted to the respite facility.
C. The terminally ill patient is moved to a care facility for the respite.
Respite is a short break provided for caregivers to terminally ill patients. The patient is moved to a respite care center or other facility to remove responsibility for care from the caregiver temporarily.
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