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1. Which fact explains the shift of health care focus toward the older adult in the late 1960s?
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c. Older adults’ needs are similar to those of all adults.
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MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
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5. Which housing option for the older adult offers the privacy of an apartment with restaurant-
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style meals and some medical and personal care services?
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