While Admitting an 80-Year-Old with Heart Failure to the Hospital

While admitting an 80-year-old with heart failure to the hospital, the nurse learns that the patient lives alone and sometimes confuses the "water pill" with the "heart pill." When planning for the patient's discharge the nurse will facilitate

A) transfer to a dementia care service.
B) referral to a home health care agency.
C) placement in a long-term care facility.
D) arrangements for around-the-clock care.

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