Active care management is often necessary in order to maintain wellness among older adults. Which of these older adults is most likely to require care management?
A) A 90-year-old man who lives alone and has no living family members
B) A 77-year-old woman who enjoyed good health until she suffered a severe stroke 3 days earlier
C) An 81-year-old resident of a nursing home whose Alzheimer disease is progressing rapidly
D) A 90-year-old man who has recently been transferred from an assisted living facility to an acute care setting
Ans: A
Community-dwelling older adults who may lack family involvement in their care often require independent community-based professional geriatric care management. Individuals who are experiencing acute medical conditions and who are in institutional or acute care settings are not frequent recipients of care management.
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