You are going on a home visit to an older adult client who lives in a small Airstream motor home in the middle of the desert. You could smell rotting garbage before you even opened the door. Inside you found that dirty dishes were piled everywhere, along with moldy food with maggots squirming in it. Matilda, your client, was sitting on the couch and didn't get up to answer the door because it wasn't locked. How would you assess Matilda's situation? What suggestions would you make to help her?

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You are going on a home visit to an older adult client who lives in a small Airstream motor home in the middle of the desert.  You could smell rotting garbage before you even opened the door.  Inside you found that dirty dishes were piled everywhere, along with moldy food with maggots squirming in it.  Matilda, your client, was sitting on the couch and didn't get up to answer the door because it wasn't locked.  How would you assess Matilda's situation?  What suggestions would you make to help her?

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The Answer of You are going on a home visit to an older adult client who lives in a small Airstream motor home in the middle of the desert.  You could smell rotting garbage before you even opened the door.  Inside you found that dirty dishes were piled everywhere, along with moldy food with maggots squirming in it.  Matilda, your client, was sitting on the couch and didn't get up to answer the door because it wasn't locked.  How would you assess Matilda's situation?  What suggestions would you make to help her?

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