Your Family Is Reluctant to Place Your Very Frail Great-Aunt

Multiple Choice

Your family is reluctant to place your very frail great-aunt into a nursing home because they have heard that nursing-home placement inevitably shortens the life of an elderly person.Which of the following is the most accurate advice for your family?

A) There is no scientific evidence of a relationship between nursing-home placement and mortality.
B) If the setting provides opportunities for individuality and personal control, even an involuntary move does not accelerate physical or mental decline.
C) Nursing-home care inevitably means a reduced life expectancy.
D) Involuntary placement into any form of institutional care inevitably results in rapid decline and death.