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Acronym List

Listed below are acronyms that are commonly encountered in the assisted living industry in North Carolina and beyond.

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North Carolina State Government Offices and Agencies

DCR: Department of Cultural Resources
DHHS: Department of Health and Human Services
DAAS: Division of Aging and Adult Services
DHSR: Division of Health Service Regulation
DMA: NC Medicaid, Division of Health Benefits
DMH/DD/SAS: Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services
DPH/CDI: Division of Public Health
DSB: Division of Services for the Blind
DSDHH: Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
DSS: Division of Social Services
DVR: Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
DOI: Department of Insurance
DOJ: Department of Justice
DOT: Department of Transportation
NCBSE: North Carolina Board of State Elections
NCCCS: North Carolina Community College System
NCCVCS: North Carolina Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service
NCHFA: North Carolina Housing Finance Agency

AAA: Area Agency on Aging
LME: Local Management Entities, the regional organization that manages the delivery of public mental health services

AARP NC: North Carolina chapter of AARP
ALFA (now Argentum): Argentum (formerly Assisted Living Federation of America)
CCME: Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence
FOR: Friends of Residents
GAC: Governor's Advisory Council on Aging
NCCCN: North Carolina Community Care Network
NCACDSS: North Carolina Association of County Directors of Social Services
NCALA: North Carolina Assisted Living Association
NCAOA: North Carolina Association on Aging
NCBAM: North Carolina Baptist Aging Ministries
NCSG: North Carolina Senior Games
UNC IOA: Institute on Aging, serving the 16 campuses of the University of North Carolina (UNC), located in Chapel Hill
UNC CARES: Center for Aging Research and Educational Services, Jordan Institute for Families, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

APS: Adult Protective Services, a Division of Aging and Adult Services
CAC: Community Advisory Committee volunteer advocates appointed by county commissions, who are part of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
FCSP: Family Caregiver Support Program, a Division of Aging and Adult Services
FNS: Food and Nutrition Services (formerly known as Food Stamps)
HCCBG: Home and Community Care Block Grant
ILRP: Independent Living Rehabilitation Program
LIS: Low-Income Subsidy or "extra-help" provides financial assistance for Medicare beneficiaries with limited income and resources
MFP: Money Follows the Person
MOST: Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment
MSP: Medicare Savings Program is a Medicaid program for people who have Medicare and also have limited income and resources.
NORC: Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities
PACE: Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
SA-ACH: Special Assistance Adult Care Program
SA/IH: Special Assistance In-Home Program
S.A.F.E.: Strategic Alliances for Elders in Long-Term Care
SCSEP: Senior Community Service Employment Program
SSBG: Social Services Block Grant
SSI: Supplemental Security Income