Extended-care facilities
Various levels of care are available for an older adult. Select the statement that best identifies the level of care described.
a. receive clients from acute hospitals when they no longer need intensive nursing care but are not ready to assume responsibility for their own care; these clients should have some potential for rehabilitation
b. receive clients from nursing homes when they require physical therapy
c. receive clients from acute hospitals who do not want to go to nursing homes
d. receive clients from health care providersí offices while they are being diagnosed; from there they will either be hospitalized or be transferred to a nursing home
a. receive clients from acute hospitals when they no longer need intensive nursing care but are not ready to assume responsibility for their own care; these clients should have some potential for rehabilitation
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