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In California, a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) is licensed to provide which of the following?

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Why C is correct

A California RCFE is a residential setting — essentially the assisted living tier — licensed to provide supervision and personal care to seniors who do not require skilled nursing or continuous medical treatment. AH-V.1c names RCFEs among the covered sites of care, and recognizing that RCFE residents need oversight but not nursing is a common exam distinction.

Why the other options are wrong

  • A) 24-hour skilled nursing is the function of a skilled nursing facility, not an RCFE.
  • B) Acute hospital services belong to hospitals; RCFEs are residential, non-medical settings.
  • D) RCFEs are not limited to the terminally ill; hospice has its own licensing framework.

Memory hook

RCFE = residential care for the elderly — supervision without the skilled-nursing machinery.

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