Author Question: A 75-year-old male client lives in an assisted living facility. On a trip to a local casino, he ... (Read 108 times)

futuristic · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A 75-year-old male client lives in an assisted living facility. On a trip to a local casino, he falls and breaks his hip. After being hospitalized, he needs more care than the assisted living facility can provide.

He needs to move into a facility where he can have longer term rehabilitative services and physical therapy. He is transferred from the hospital to
A) an extended care facility.
B) a different assisted living facility.
C) a subacute rehabilitation center.
D) his own apartment.

Question 2

Six months after diagnosis, the client's congestive heart failure has progressed and, she is no longer able to stay in her apartment. She is able to function fairly independently but needs assistance with

medications and is unable to prepare meals on her own. The nurse suggests that she considers which type of housing?
A) Extended care facility
B) Assisted living facility
C) Subacute rehabilitative center
D) Staying in her own apartment