Author Question: A physically frail elderly patient with mild cognitive impairments needs services of a facility that ... (Read 31 times)

Haya94 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A physically frail elderly patient with mild cognitive impairments needs services of a facility that can provide supervision, safety, and recreational and social interaction during the day. Family cares for the patient during the evening and night.

Which type of facility would meet this patient's needs? a. Adult day care program
b. Skilled nursing facility
c. Partial hospitalization
d. Psychotherapy group

Question 2

Group therapy, which assists in relieving emotional distress and encourages psychological and behavioral changes, was developed following World War II as a result of a:

a. Study of the benefits of group therapy
b. Decreasing number of mental health facilities
c. Shortage of psychiatrists
d. Grant from the federal government

raili21 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
A day care program provides recreation and social interaction. Nursing, medical, and rehabilitative care are usually not provided. Skilled nursing facilities go beyond meeting recreational and social needs by providing medical interventions and nursing and rehabilitation services, usually on a 24-hour basis. Partial hospitalization provides acute psychiatric hospital programs. A psychotherapy group is not appropriate and would not meet the patient's needs.

Answer to Question 2

C
A shortage of psychiatrists prompted the need for group therapy in the 1940s. Mental health facilities did not begin to decrease in number until psychotherapeutic drugs were introduced in the 1950s. No federal grant was provided for group therapy.