Acronyms
Commonly used Acronyms for long term care and senior services and housing (nationally and New York State)
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| DOH | Department of Health |
| CHHA | Certified Home Health Agency |
| LTHHCP | Long Term Home Health Care Program |
| LHCSA | Licensed Home Care Services Agency |
| CORF | Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities |
| OASIS | Outcome and Assessment Information Set |
| UAS | Uniform Assessment System |
| OBQI | Outcome Based Quality Improvement |
| TANF | Temporary Assistance to Needy Families |
| NORC | Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities |
| ACF | Adult Care Facility |
| EHP | Enriched Housing Program |
| ALP | Assisted Living Program (Medicaid) |
| ALR | Assisted Living Residence |
| EALR | Enhanced Assisted Living Residence |
| SNALR | Special Needs Assisted Living Residence |
| CAST | Center for Aging Services Technologies |
| HANYS | Healthcare Association of New York State |
| HCA | Homecare Association (of New York State) |
| NYSHFA | New York State Health Facilities Association |
| NYSAC | New York State Association of Counties |
| NYSNA | New York State Nurses Association |
| ESAAL | Empire State Association of Assisted Living |
| NYSARHO | New York State Association of Renewal and Housing Officials |
| GNYHA | Greater New York Hospital Association |
| HCR | Housing and Community Renewal |
| CCLC | Continuing Care Leadership Coalition |
| WNYAHSA | Western New York Association of Homes and Services for the Aging |
| CMS | Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
| HCR | New York State Homes and Community Renewal |
| HUD | Housing and Urban Development (federal) |
| MRT | Medicaid Redesign Team |
| TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury Program (federal waiver program) |
| NHTD | Nursing Home Transition Diversion Waiver Program |
| ADHCC | Adult Day Health Care Council |
| CCRC | Continuing Care Retirement Community |
| PCMH | Patient Centered Medical Home |
| ACO | Accountable Care Organization |
| ACA | Accountable Care Act |
| F-SHARP | Federal-State Health Reform Partnership |
| ADL | Activities of Daily Living |
| CQI | Continuous Quality Improvement |
| DME | Durable Medical Equipment |
| DON | Director of Nursing |
| DNR | Do Not Resuscitate |
| EMR | Electronic Medical Record |
| HIT | Health Information Technology |
| LTC | Long Term Care |
| SNF | Skilled Nursing Facility |
| PPO | Preferred Provider Organization |
| OSCAR | Online Survey Certification and Reporting |
| PA | Physician’s Assistant |
| POS | Point of Service |
| PPO | Preferred Provider Organization |
| QA | Quality Assurance |
| QI | Quality Improvement |
| RAI | Resident Assessment Instrument |
| RNAC | Resident Nurse Assessment Coordinator |
| RUGs | Resource Utilization Groups |
| SOM | State Operations Manual (published by CMS) |
| MLTC | Managed Long Term Care |
| PACE | Program of All Inclusive Service for the Elderly |
| SNP | Special Needs Plan |
| FMAP | Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage |
| MAP | Medicaid Advantage Plus |
| EQUAL | Enhancing the Quality of Adult Living (for ACFs) |