LTC EXAM SCRIPT 2026 FULL SOLUTION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BUNDLED EXAMS GRADED A+

LTC EXAM SCRIPT 2026 FULL SOLUTION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BUNDLED
EXAMS GRADED A+

●● Background of LTC.
Answer: 1. A majority of LTC services is provided by friends and family.
2. Settings are typically institution and community-based.
3. Consists of primarily elderly clients.
4. 1/3 of the nations health care spending is among the elderly.


●● Progressive steps toward the need for LTC among the elderly.
Answer: Chronic conditions and comorbidity -->
Functional Impairment (Disability) -->
ADL limitations (Dependency) -->
Need for LTC


●● Main Characteristics of LTC:
Variety of services.
Answer: Specific LTC needs vary greatly from individual to individual.
Even for the same individual, the need often changes over time. Both
therapeutic and preventive services are necessary.

, ●● Main Characteristics of LTC:
Individualized Services/Plan of Care.
Answer: Assessment of the patient's physical, mental, and emotional
condition and past history are used to develop an individualized plan of
care.


●● Main Characteristics of LTC:
Coordination of Services.
Answer: The complex health care system often becomes difficult to
navigate. The matching of long-term care and non-long-term care
services to patient needs as they arise requires coordination.


●● Main Characteristics of LTC:
Promotion of Functional Independence.
Answer: The need for LTC is most closely associated with a person's
inability to function independently.
(ADLs & IADLSs are often necessary for independent living)


●● Main Characteristics of LTC
Extended Period of Time.
Answer: Unlike acute care, LTC extends over a period of time.


●● Main Characteristics of LTC: