Many nursing home residents have major physical and/or cognitive problems that prevent them from living in any other setting, or they do not have available caregivers in their family. Women are more likely to enter nursing homes because of their greater life expectancy, higher rates of chronic illness, and higher rates of widowhood

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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A. warn the community about impending disasters. B. assist undertakers during burial. C. prevent premature burial. D. hasten death from plagues.

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A common cause of infertility in women is:

A) Klinefelter syndrome. B) a varicocele. C) an enlarged prostate that interferes with the passage of sperm. D) endocrine imbalance that prevents ovulation.

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The Americans with Disabilities Act has ended discrimination against people with disabilities

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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