State RegulationsOH specificDifficulty 2/5
A resident of an Ohio nursing facility receives nursing and rehabilitative care on an intermittent basis, less intensive than daily skilled care but more than assistance with daily living activities. Which level of care is this?
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Why B is correct
Within the care-level definitions used in Ohio long-term care regulation under OAC 3901-4-01, intermediate care occupies the middle tier: nursing and rehabilitative services provided on an occasional or intermittent basis, requiring licensed personnel but not the continuous daily involvement that defines skilled care. It sits between skilled care, the most intensive level, and custodial care, which requires no medical skill.
Why the other options are wrong
- A) Skilled care requires daily care by or under the supervision of licensed medical personnel, a higher intensity than described here.
- C) Custodial care involves assistance with activities of daily living and requires no medical training, below the level described.
- D) Respite care is temporary relief for a family caregiver, a service category rather than an intensity level of nursing care.
Memory hook
Intermediate sits between skilled and custodial.