The home care nurse arrives at the home of a 78-year-old male client to find that he is not at home. As she prepared to leave, the client returns stating he had driven to the local market to get a few needed items. The client

Question

A) is no longer considered homebound and must be discharged from the home care service.
B) is no longer considered homebound by Medicare and other means of financial coverage must be sought should the client continue to receive services.
C) is still considered homebound as he seldom leaves his house.
D) remains covered by Medicare as the nurse fails to report the client's outing.

Answer 1

B