Life-Care Communities

question 45

Multiple Choice

Life-care communities

• A) are federally subsidized units for low-income seniors.
• B) are limited to ten or fewer residents, who live in private bedroom-bathroom suites surrounding a family-style communal space.
• C) provide a hospital-like setting with extreme restrictions on autonomy and social integration.
• D) can guarantee that seniors' changing needs will be met within the same facility as they age.

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