Which care category includes skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, and hospices?

Which care category includes skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, and hospices?

• A. Primary Care
• B. End-Stage Care
• C. Tertiary Care
• D. Medical Devices

Answer: (B)

End-of-life care centers on comfort, relief of symptoms, and quality of life for patients with serious, often terminal illnesses, and it is delivered across settings such as skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, and hospices. This category encompasses the range of care needed as patients transition through different levels of intensity—from ongoing daily support in SNFs to acute management in hospitals and specialized, compassionate hospice services focused on comfort. In contrast, primary care deals with first-contact and routine prevention, tertiary care refers to highly specialized hospital-based treatment for complex conditions, and medical devices are tools rather than a care category.

End-of-life care centers on comfort, relief of symptoms, and quality of life for patients with serious, often terminal illnesses, and it is delivered across settings such as skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, and hospices. This category encompasses the range of care needed as patients transition through different levels of intensity—from ongoing daily support in SNFs to acute management in hospitals and specialized, compassionate hospice services focused on comfort. In contrast, primary care deals with first-contact and routine prevention, tertiary care refers to highly specialized hospital-based treatment for complex conditions, and medical devices are tools rather than a care category.