A resident lives in an apartment-style facility that provides meals, housekeeping, 24-hour supervision, and personal care, but does not provide skilled nursing care. What type of facility is this?
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Why A is correct
An assisted living facility provides apartment-style housing with meals, housekeeping, personal care (help with ADLs), and 24-hour supervision for residents who do not need skilled nursing care. It occupies the middle ground between independent living and a skilled nursing facility. Assisted living is one of the most common settings LTC insurance benefits pay for, because many policyholders want to age in a supportive, non-institutional environment rather than a nursing home. In California, facilities of this type may be licensed as residential care facilities for the elderly; the key point is that the level of care is personal care and supervision, not skilled nursing.
Why the other options are wrong
- B) A skilled nursing facility provides 24-hour skilled medical and nursing care under a physician's direction; this resident needs only personal care.
- C) An acute care hospital treats short-term medical emergencies and illnesses; it is not a residential long-term care setting.
- D) A hospice center provides comfort care for terminally ill residents with a limited prognosis; it does not fit a resident receiving long-term personal care.
Memory hook
Assisted living = apartment + meals + supervision + help with ADLs, but no skilled nursing.