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Senior Care Glossary
A repository of words, acronyms, jargon, terms, and useful concepts for the senior care community
Health Care Glossary
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24-Hour Care
55+ Community
A
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
Adaptive Equipment
Adult Day Care
Adult Day Care
Advance Directive
Aging in Place
Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s Support Group
Ambulatory
Anosognosia
Aphasia
Aromatherapy for Seniors
Assisted Living
Attending Physician
B
Balance Training
Bathing Assistance
Bed Rail
Behavioral Health
Bereavement Leave
Bereavement Support
Board and Care Home
Burnout (Caregiver Burnout)
Button Alarm (Medical Alert)
C
Cane Safety
Care Coordinator
Care Plan
Caregiver
Caregiver Support Group
Case Manager
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Chronic Condition
Cognitive Decline
Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
Colostomy Care
Companion Care
Conservatorship
Continuing Care Retirement Community
D
Daily Check-in Call
Dementia
Depression in Seniors
Do Not Resuscitate (DNR)
Durable Medical Equipment (DME)
Durable Power of Attorney
E
Elder Abuse
Elder Law
Elder Mediation
Elder Orphan
Emergency Response System
End-of-Life Care
Exercise for Seniors
F
Fall Detection Devices
Fall Risk
Family Caregiver
Financial Exploitation
Financial Power of Attorney
Flexible Scheduling
G
Gait Belt
Geriatric Care Manager
Geriatrician
Grief Counseling
Guardianship
H
Handrails
Health Proxy
Hearing Loss
Home Care
Home Health Aide
Home Health Care
Hospice Care
Hospital Discharge Planner
Hydration Support
I-J
In-Home Respite Care
Incontinence Care
Independent Living
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs)
Insurance Assignment
Joint Pain
Joint Replacement Recovery
K-L
Light Housekeeping
Living Trust
Living Will
Long-Term Care Insurance
M
Medicaid
Medical Alert System
Medicare
Medication Management
Mobility Aid
Music Therapy
N
Nurse Practitioner
Nursing Home
Nutrition Counseling
O
Occupational Therapy
Older Adult
Out-of-Pocket Costs
P
Palliative Care
Parkinson’s Disease
Personal Care Services
Physical Therapy
Power of Attorney
Prescription Delivery
Q-R
Quality of Life
Range of Motion Exercises
Reassurance Call
Rehabilitative Care
Respite Care
Retirement Community
S
Senior Center
Senior Companion
Skilled Nursing Facility
Social Worker
Speech Therapy
Stair Lift
Stroke Recovery
Sundowning
Supplemental Insurance
T
Transportation Assistance
U-V
Vascular Dementia
Veterans Benefits
Vital Signs Monitoring
W-Z
Wandering Prevention
Wellness Check
Wheelchair Access
Wound Care
Zoning for Senior Living
