Which statement is true about residential living for older adults?
a. A residential care facility is the new term for a nursing home.
b. An assisted living facility (ALF) must have an registered nurse (RN) on staff.
c. Administrators are realizing that their duty is to care for the residents as people.
d. A "granny flat" is an apartment in a high-rise building reserved for seniors.
C
The movement is under way from an institution-centered culture to a person-centered one. A residential care facility houses older adults who cannot live independently but do not need the round-the-clock, complex care capabilities of a nursing home. In most states, ALFs are not re-quired to provide skilled nursing. A "granny flat" is the term used in Australia for a small, prefa-bricated housing unit where an older adult can live separately from, but close to, family on family property.
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