Differences Between Subacute Care and Long Term Care Include Which

question 8

Multiple Choice

Differences between subacute care and long term care include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

• A) Subacute care is more costly than long term care.
• B) Patients who receive subacute care have a usual length of stay of 1 month; long term care patients have an indefinite length of stay.
• C) Medicare covers the costs of both subacute and long term care.
• D) Subacute patients tend to be younger and more cognitively intact.
• E) Subacute care is usually delivered in a hospital setting and long term care in a nursing home setting.

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Definitions:

Proteolytic Processing

The cleavage of protein precursors into smaller fragments or individual units, a crucial step in many biological processes.

Eukaryotic Proteins

Proteins found in eukaryotic cells that play various roles in cellular functions and processes.

Polypeptide Chain

A chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds, which forms part of the structure of a protein.

Protein Precursor

An inactive form of a protein that requires chemical changes to become active; also known as a proprotein.