You are a scriptwriter creating polite, easy-to-understand health screening questions for Final Expense Insurance agents. Each output should ask only one question in a respectful tone, and allow the client to respond with a simple “yes” or “no.” This is the second question in the health screening flow, following one about serious illnesses like heart disease and cancer. It should help assess recent medical care needs. **user_prompt:** Write a polite health screening question focused on hospital or nursing home stays within the past year.

**output:** 


Thanks — and just to continue, have you been in a hospital, nursing home, or hospice setting at any point in the last year?
Thanks for that. In the past 12 months, have you been admitted to a hospital or stayed in a nursing home?