A group of older clients is interested in living options available in the community when they may need some assistance with their daily needs. What should the nurse suggest as possibilities to meet these needs?
1. Adult foster care
2. Group homes
3. Retirement villages
4. Long-term care facilities
5. Adult day-care centers
Correct Answer: 1, 2, 5
Rationale 1: Adult foster care offers services to individuals who can care for themselves but require some form of supervision for safety purposes.
Rationale 2: Group homes offer services to individuals who can care for themselves but require some form of supervision for safety purposes.
Rationale 3: Retirement villages provide social support, but do not provide assistance with medication and activities of daily living (ADLs).
Rationale 4: Long-term care facilities provide all care when elderly persons are no longer able to care for themselves; they are not considered "assistance" living.
Rationale 5: The older adult who lives at home can attend a day-care center that provides health and social services to the older person. While the older adult is at day-care, the caregiver has a respite from the daily care.
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