Which statement accurately describes adult day health care?

• A. It provides 24-hour supervision.
• B. It delivers high-level medical procedures.
• C. It is designed to meet the needs of functionally impaired adults in a community setting, but does not usually provide feeding or bathing.
• D. It is a hospice service.

Answer: (C)

Adult day health care is a daytime, community-based program designed to help functionally impaired adults stay in their own community. It provides supervision and health-related services, along with social activities, rehabilitation therapies, and some daily living assistance during daytime hours. It is not around-the-clock care, it does not provide hospital-level procedures, and it is not hospice. This combination—supporting daily functioning in a community setting without 24-hour supervision or end-of-life care—fits the described option best.