State RegulationsFL specificDifficulty 1/5
An insured's family member needs a supervised setting that provides health, social, and support services during daytime hours, returning home each evening; the services may be reimbursed under her Florida long-term care policy. In Florida long-term care terminology, this arrangement is known as:
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Why B is correct
Under Florida's LTC terminology standards in Chapter 627, Florida Statutes, adult day care is a supervised program of services provided to adults during the day at a community facility, with participants returning to their homes in the evening. It supports functionally impaired adults and gives family caregivers respite during working hours, and many LTC policies cover it as a community-based alternative to institutional care.
Why the other options are wrong
- A) Overnight residential care describes institutional care in a nursing facility, not a daytime program.
- C) Round-the-clock residential supervision describes institutional care, whereas adult day care operates only during the day.
- D) In-home skilled services by visiting professionals describe home health care, not a daytime community program.
Memory hook
Adult day care = days at the center, nights at home.