Long-Term Care✓ Verified · outline & fact-checked · Sep 2026Difficulty 1/5
Which level of long-term care involves skilled nursing or rehabilitative services ordered by a physician and provided by licensed professionals?
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Why C is correct
Skilled care is medically necessary care delivered by licensed health professionals — registered nurses, therapists, or other skilled providers — under a physician's orders. It is the highest level of the care continuum (skilled, intermediate, custodial) and is the level Medicare will partially cover for limited periods. AH-V.1b asks candidates to distinguish the care levels, and skilled care is defined by its licensed, medically directed nature.
Why the other options are wrong
- A) Custodial care provides help with daily living activities by non-skilled personnel, not licensed skilled services.
- B) Respite care is temporary relief for family caregivers, not a licensed skilled service level.
- D) Adult day care offers daytime supervision and activities, not physician-ordered skilled care.
Memory hook
Skilled = licensed nurses and therapists under a doctor's orders; the rest are personal or supportive care.