94 NYS CAREGIVER GUIDE Terms You May Encounter Activities of Daily Living (ADL): Basic self-care tasks such as feeding, toileting, dressing, and grooming. Adult Day Health Care: A program that offers medically supervised services for individuals with physical or mental impairment. Services may include nursing evaluation and treatment, physical therapy, speech pathology, nutrition assessment, occupational therapy, social work, psychosocial assessment, coordination of referrals, transportation, and socialization activities. Advance Directive: A document that outlines to health care professionals the various types of care that a person wants or does not want in case they are unable to relate the information themselves. Assisted Living Residence: A residence that provides care, such as meals, housekeeping, supervision, and case management. Assisted Living Program: A residence that includes home care services and that may accept Medicaid. Care Plan: A written plan for one’s care that describes the services an individual will receive in order to be as physically, mentally, and socially healthy as possible. Care Recipient: A person who receives needed care. Care Team: A group of trusted individuals who can help make decisions about a loved one’s care. This team may include formal supports (primary and specialty care doctors, local agencies, social workers, mental health counselors) and informal supports (family members, friends and members of your religious or spiritual community). Caregiver Advise, Record and Enable (CARE) Act: The CARE Act requires that general hospital inpatients be given an opportunity to formally identify a caregiver (i.e., a relative, partner, spouse, friend, or neighbor) who would provide post-discharge assistance. Certified Financial Planner: A person who has passed examinations accredited by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, showing
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