Ucare Glossary
Glossary covers words or terms related to health, long term care, mental illness, aging, disabilities and caregiving.
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) - Click Here
Adult Day Care
Care provided to a person in a facility licensed to provide care during the day.Adult Protective Services (APS) - Click Here
Assists vulnerable and elder adults in need of protection to prevent or discontinue abuse, neglect, or exploitation until that condition no longer requires intervention.Advance Directives
Written instructions, such as a living will or a durable power of attorney for health care, which guides provision of care and treatment when an individual is terminally ill and/or incapacitated and unable to communicate his or her wishes.Aging and Adult Services (State Division) - Click Here
Aging Waiver - Click Here
Assistive Technology
An approval to waive certain requirements in order to use Medicaid funds to assist people with traumatic brain injury.