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Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s) - Bathing, dressing, eating, walking and all necessary activities required to function on a daily basis.
Advance Directives - Legal documents outlining how a person’ s medical decisions are to be handled including living will, power of attorney for health care and health care representative.
Adult Protective Services (APS) - The official agency mandated to receive investigate, and respond to complaints of neglect and abuse of the elderly.
Ambulatory - The ability to walk freely and independently.
Assisted Living (AL) - Housing for an elderly or disabled person that provides room, meals and various levels of care.
Assessment - An evaluation performed of a person’s mental, emotional and social capabilities.
Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) - A written and legal order that a patient does not want to be resuscitated.
Dementia - A group of symptoms that accompanies certain diseases. A loss of thinking, remembering, and reasoning. May also include behavioral changes and moods.
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) - Reusable medical equipment such as walkers, wheelchairs and hospital beds.
Durable Power of Attorney (DPOA) - A legal document giving another person authority to make financial and legal decisions if a person becomes physically or mentally incapable.
Geriatrics - Medical specialty of treating the problems and diseases of old age.
Medicaid - A jointly funded state and federal program to assist those with a financial need with medical care.
Medicare - A federal insurance program for those age 65 and over or disabled.
Nurse Practitioner (NP) - A professional registered nurse who has special training to provide primary healthcare.
Palliative Care - Care provided to manage pain and make the patient as comfortable as possible.
Support Group - A group, usually family members or caregivers that meet for mutual support and to discuss practical means of addressing their loved one’ s needs.
Long Term Care (LTC) - A term used to describe care given in the form of medical and support services to people who have lost some or all of their capacity to function without assistance.
Memory Care - Special programs dedicated to caring for those with Alzheimer’s Disease, dementia or other cognitive impairments. Usually services include group activ- ities, socialization and assistance with ADL’s.