Consider the following statement: "Home- and community-based care is increasingly being viewed as a preferable alternative to long-term institutional care, not only for the individual who may remain among friends and family, but also for the state, because services may be provided for less than the cost of institutional care"(Mercado, 2006). How would you argue and justify your position on this statement?
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