State RegulationsFL specificDifficulty 1/5
In a Florida long-term care policy, which statement best describes skilled care?
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Why A is correct
Under Florida's long-term care terminology standards in Chapter 627, Florida Statutes, skilled care is the highest level of LTC: continuous daily nursing and rehabilitative services that must be delivered or supervised by licensed medical personnel under a physician's plan of care. Because it requires medical judgment, skilled care cannot be delegated to unlicensed aides, and it serves as the benchmark against which the lower levels of care are defined.
Why the other options are wrong
- B) Occasional nursing with periodic rehabilitation describes intermediate care, a step below skilled care in intensity.
- C) Assistance with personal tasks like bathing and dressing describes custodial care, which unlicensed aides may provide.
- D) Skilled care is delivered in nursing and other long-term care settings under a physician's plan, not only in hospital emergency departments.
Memory hook
Skilled = daily, licensed, physician-directed.