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gbarreiro

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Describe the two levels of care in nursing homes and the regulations for long-term care facilities.
 
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One of the negative consequences of infantilization of older persons is
 
  a. treating the older person as overly independent.
  b. causing an older person to lose the desire to be self-sufficient.
  c. making them remember more about the present so they forget the past.
  d. making the older adult disoriented.



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Answer to Question 1

Skilled nursing care consists of 24-hour care including medical and other forms of care, usually from nurses. Intermediate care is also medical care usually provided by nurses, but at a less intense level. In most instances, the differences between these levels have to do with the types and numbers of people on staff. There are federal and state guidelines that dictate minimum levels of care in nursing homes in the United States.

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ANSWER: b





 

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