The nurse is working as part of the interdisciplinary staff of a psychiatric inpatient facility. The staff is developing discharge plans for a client who requires alternative housing arrangements. The client will be referred to a personal care home. When explaining this housing arrangement to the client, which statement would the nurse include?

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Personal care homes usually serve 6 to 10 clients in one house, with a health care attendant providing 24-hour supervision to assist with medication monitoring or other minor activities, including transportation to appointments. Board-and-care homes provide 24-hour supervision and assistance with medication, meals, and some self-care skills (and may house 50 to 150 people in one location). Therapeutic foster care involves the client living in the residence of families specially trained to handle individuals with mental illnesses, and the family provides supervision, structure, and support for the client living with them. A supervised apartment allows the client to live in his or her own apartment, either alone or with a roommate, and the client is responsible for all household chores and self-care. A staff member stops by each apartment routinely to evaluate how well the client is doing.

The Nurse Is Working as Part of the Interdisciplinary Staff