New LifeStyles - Los Angeles

Winter/Spring 2022

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LEGEND The following is a legend of abbreviations used throughout New LifeStyles. A Ambulatory ABHC American Board of Home Care ADC Adult Day Care ADH Adult Day Health Care AL Assisted Living ALZ or MEM Alzheimer's/Related Dementia Diagnoses/Memory Care ALW Assisted Living Waiver APT Apartment Living CAHSAH California Association for Health Services at Home CARF Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities CBAS Community-Based Adult Services CC Continuum of Care CCRC Continuing Care Retirement Community CHAPCA California Hospice and Palliative Care Association CHHA Certified Home Health Agency CM Care Management CNA Certified Nurse Assistant COA Council on Accreditation CUS Custodial Care DAY Day Care DIAL Dialysis DME Durable Medical Equipment HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus Care HC Home Care HCAOA Home Care Association of America HMO Health Maintenance Organization HOS Hospice Care ICF Intermediate Care Facility IL Independent Living INP Inpatient Care INT Interactive Environment IV Intravenous Therapy LTC Long Term Care LVN Licensed Vocational Nurse MED Medically Complex MEM or ALZ Alzheimer's/Related Dementia Diagnoses/Memory Care NA Non-Ambulatory N/A Not Available NF Nursing Facility NP Non-Participating in Medicare or Medi-Cal ONC Oncology Services OT Occupational Therapy PER Personal Care PT Physical Therapy PVT Private Duty RCFE Residential Care Facility Elderly RES Residential Care RHB Rehabilitation Therapy RN Registered Nurse RSP Respite Care RT Respiratory Therapy SCU Special Care Unit SN Skilled Nursing SNF Skilled Nursing Facility SSI Supplemental Security Income ST Speech Therapy SU Secured Unit SUB Sub-Acute Care TCH Tracheostomy Care TCU Transitional Care Unit TPN Total Parenteral Nutrition VA Veteran's Administration Contract VENT Ventilator Care/Rehabilitation WC Wound Care WSS Wandering Security System * Medi-Cal ** Medicare *** Medicare and Medi-Cal 8

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