U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
This report was prepared under contract #HHS-100-03-0025 between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy and Research Triangle Institute. For additional information about this subject, you can visit the DALTCP home page at http://aspe.hhs.gov/_/office_specific/daltcp.cfm or contact the ASPE Project Officers, Gavin Kennedy and Emily Rosenoff, at HHS/ASPE/DALTCP, Room 424E, H.H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201. Their e-mails address are: Gavin.Kennedy@hhs.gov and Emily.Rosenoff@hhs.gov
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Below are the sections and tables associated with Residential Care and Assisted Living Compendium: 2007. Each section is a separate file (available in both PDF and HTML), as well as each state's Section 3 summary is available as a separate PDF file. To view the material, simply clink on the PDF or HTML link beside it.
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We would like to acknowledge the following for their contributions to this project: the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for its financial support; and the many people in state agencies throughout the country who answered questions and provided copies of the statutes, regulations, and reports needed to update this compendium. We greatly appreciate the willingness of these dedicated professionals to share their knowledge and expertise.
AAA | Area Agency on Aging |
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AC | Alternative Care program (Minnesota) |
ACCS | Assistive Community Care Services (Vermont) |
ACF | Alternative Care Facility |
ACLF | Assisted Care Living Facility |
ACS | Assistive Care Services |
ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
ADC | Adult Day Care |
ADL | Activity of Daily Living |
ADSA | Aging and Disability Services Administration (Washington State) |
AFC | Adult Foster Care |
AFCH | Adult Foster Care Home |
AFH | Adult Family Home |
AGH | Adult Group Home |
AHCCCS | Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System |
ALC | Assisted Living Community |
ALE | Assisted Living for the Elderly waiver (Florida) |
ALF | Assisted Living Facility |
ALP | Assisted Living Program |
ALR | Assisted Living Residence |
ALR-RC | Assisted Living Residence-Residential Care (New Hampshire) |
ALR-SRHC | Assisted Living Residence-Supported Residential Health Care (New Hampshire) |
ALS | Assisted Living Score |
ALSA | Assisted Living Service Agency |
ALTCS | Arizona Long-Term Care Systems |
ALU | Assisted Living University |
ALW | Assisted Living Workgroup |
ALWPP | Assisted Living Waiver Pilot Project (California) |
ARM | Administrative Rules of Montana |
ASCU | Alzheimers Special Care Unit |
BCU | Background Check Unit (Alaska) |
BDS | Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services (Maine) |
CARE | Client Assessment Referral Evaluation (Kansas) |
CARES | Comprehensive Assessment and Review for Long-Term Care Services (Florida) |
CARF | Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities |
CBA | Community-Based Alternatives waiver (Texas) |
CBRF | Community-Based Residential Facility |
CFC | Choices for Care (Vermont) |
CIP | Community Integration Program (Wisconsin) |
CMS | HHS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
CNA | Certified Nursing Assistant/Aide |
CON | Certificate of Need |
COP | Community Options Program (Wisconsin) |
COP-W | Community Options Program Waiver (Wisconsin) |
COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
COPES | Community Options Program Entry System (Washington State) |
CPCH | Comprehensive Personal Care Home |
CPR | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
CRCF | Community Residential Care Facility |
CVA | Cerebrovascular Accident |
DAIL | Department of Disabilities and Independent Living (Vermont) |
DHSS | Department of Health and Social Services (Alaska, Delaware) |
DMAS | Department of Medical Assistance Services (Virginia) |
DNR | Do Not Resuscitate |
DON | Determination of Need |
DQA | Division of Quality Assurance (Wisconsin) |
DRI | Dietary Reference Intake |
E-ARCH | Extended Adult Residential Care Home |
EARC | Enhanced Adult Residential Care |
ECC | Extended Congregate Care (Florida) |
EHP | Enriched Housing Program (New York) |
ERC | Enhanced Residential Care (Vermont) |
EXSPED | Expanded Service Payments for Elderly and Disabled program (North Dakota) |
FBI | U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation |
FDLE | Florida Department of Law Enforcement |
FHA | Fair Housing Act |
FY | Fiscal Year |
GAFC | Group Adult Foster Care (Massachusetts) |
GAO | Government Accountability Office (previously called the U.S. General Accounting Office) |
GED | General Educational Development/General Equivalency Diploma |
HCBS | Home and Community-Based Services |
HHS | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
HUD | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development |
IADL | Instrumental Activity of Daily Living |
IBC | International Building Code |
ICF | Intermediate Care Facility |
ICF-MR | Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation |
IDR | Informal Dispute Resolution |
ISP | Individualized Service Plan |
IV | Intravenous |
JCAHO | Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations |
LMA | Limited Medication Administration (Massachusetts) |
LNS | Limited Nursing Services |
LOC | Level of Care |
LPN | Licensed Practical Nurse |
MDS-ALS | Minimum Data Set-Assisted Living Services |
MFP | Money Follows the Person |
MMSE | Mini-Mental State Examination |
MR/DD | Mental Retardation and Other Developmental Disabilities |
MRC | Managed Residential Community |
MSQ | Mental State Questionnaire |
NA | Not Applicable |
NAS | National Academy of Sciences |
NIC | National Investment Conference |
NR | Not Reported |
NS | Not Specified |
OFC | Oregon Fire Code |
OMH | Office of Mental Health (New York) |
ORS | Office of Regulatory Services (Georgia) |
OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration (South Carolina) |
OSS | Optional State Supplementation |
OSSC | Oregon Structural Specialty Care |
PACE | Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly |
PCA | Personal Care Assistant/Aide |
PCH | Personal Care Home |
PNA | Personal Needs Allowance |
PNMI | Private Non-Medical Institution (Maine) |
PRN | Pro re nata (commonly used to mean as needed in Latin) |
QI | Quality Improvement |
RCAC | Residential Care Apartment Complex (Wisconsin) |
RCF | Residential Care Facility |
RCFE | Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (California) |
RCH | Residential Care Home |
RFP | Request for Proposal |
RN | Registered Nurse |
RTF | Residential Treatment Facility |
RUG | Resource Utilization Group |
SAMM | Self-Administered Medication Management (Massachusetts) |
SCU | Special Care Unit |
SCU-A | Special Care Unit for Persons with Alzheimers and Related Disorders (North Carolina) |
SIS | Special Income Standard |
SLF | Supportive Living Facility |
SPD | Seniors and People with Disabilities |
SPED | Service Payments for Elderly and Disabled program (North Dakota) |
SSDI | Social Security Disability Insurance |
SSI | Supplemental Security Income |
SSL | Social Service Law (New York) |
SSP | State Supplemental Payment |
TB | Tuberculosis |
TBD | To Be Determined |
USDA | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
WEARC | Waiver for the Elderly in Adult Residential Care (Nevada) |
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