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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
Dementia
Do Not Resuscitate (DNR)
Durable Medical Equipment (DME)
Durable Power of Attorney
E
Elder Law
Elder Orphan
End-of-Life Care
F
Fall Detection Devices
Fall Risk
Family Caregiver
Flexible Scheduling
G
Guardianship
H
Health Proxy
Home Care
Home Health Aide
Home Health Care
Hospice Care
Hospital Discharge Planner
Hydration Support
I-J
In-Home Respite Care
Independent Living
K-L
M
Medication Management
Mobility Aid
Music Therapy
N
O
P
Palliative Care
Personal Care Services
Physical Therapy
Q-R
Quality of Life
Rehabilitative Care
Respite Care
S
Senior Companion
Social Worker
T
U-V
W-Z
Wellness Check
Wheelchair Access
