Many Nursing Home Residents Have Major Physical And/or Cognitive Problems

question 143

True/False

Many nursing home residents have major physical and/or cognitive problems that prevent them from living in any other setting,or they do not have available caregivers in their family.Women are more likely to enter nursing homes because of their greater life expectancy,higher rates of chronic illness,and higher rates of widowhood.

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