Listed below are acronyms that are commonly encountered in the assisted living industry in North Carolina and beyond.
Click on the links below to learn more about the acronyms, programs, services, etc.
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
North Carolina Regional or County Government
- AAA
- Area Agency on Aging
- LME
- Local Management Entities, the regional organization that manages the delivery of public mental health services
Federal Government
- ADA
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- CDC
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS
- CMS
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS
- HHS
- US Department of Health and Human Services
- HUD
- US Department of Housing and Urban Development
- IRS
- Internal Revenue Service
- MIPPA
- Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act
- MMA
- Medicare Modernization Act
- PPACA
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- USDA
- US Department of Agriculture
Other Organizations and Partnerships
- 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
Grants, Projects, and Programs
- 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
Other Abbreviations
- CON
- Certificate of Need
- DNR
- Do Not Resuscitate (get the form at this link)
- IT
- Information Technology
- MOA
- Memorandum of Agreement
- ODIS
- Ombudsman Documentation and Information System
- QI
- Quality Improvement
- VI
- Visually Impaired