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This glossary of terms will help you be more prepared on end-of-life care, treatment and decision-making.*

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Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
Advance care planning
Advance directives
Area Agency on Aging
Artificial nutrition and hydration (feed tubing)
Attending physician
Assisted living

Bereavement counseling

Caregiver
Care plan
Case manager
Certification
Certified nursing assistant (CNA)
Certificate of medical necessity
Certified registered nurse anesthetist
Children's hospice care
Chore service
Continuous care
Confidentiality

Custodial care

Designation of Health Care Surrogate
Do Not Resuscitate Order (DNRO)
Durable Power of Attorney

End-stage Renal Disease (ESRD)

Grief support center
Guardian
Guardianship

Living will
Life-sustaining treatment

Medicaid
Medicare
Medigap

Nursing home

Palliative care
Part A (hospital insurance)
Part A (medicare)
Personal care

Respite care

* Based on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Glossary. [Online]. Available: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/glossary/ [accessed March 23, 2006].

	Hospice Directory Thursday, August 28, 2008 About Hospice Choosing Hospice What is Hospice? Hospice Myths and Realities Discussing Hospice Hospice Patients and Staff Hospice Checklist Glossary Who is Eligible for Hospice Paying for Hospice: Medicare / Medicaid / More Options Hospice Stories Hospice Volunteers Caregivers' Corner Frequently Asked Questions State Hospice Organizations Canadian/Provincial Hospice Organizations About Us Directory Members Registration Join Login Locate a Hospice Country State/Territory* County City Zip Code Hospice Name Sponsored by Hospice Foundation of America with additional sponsors The Hospice Career Center Home About Hospice Choosing Hospice Glossary Glossary This glossary of terms will help you be more prepared on end-of-life care, treatment and decision-making.* A Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) Advance care planning Advance directives Area Agency on Aging Artificial nutrition and hydration (feed tubing) Attending physician Assisted living B Bereavement counseling C Caregiver Care plan Case manager Certification Certified nursing assistant (CNA) Certificate of medical necessity Certified registered nurse anesthetist Children's hospice care Chore service Continuous care Confidentiality Custodial care D Designation of Health Care Surrogate Do Not Resuscitate Order (DNRO) Durable Power of Attorney E End-stage Renal Disease (ESRD) G Grief support center Guardian Guardianship L Living will Life-sustaining treatment M Medicaid Medicare Medigap N Nursing home P Palliative care Part A (hospital insurance) Part A (medicare) Personal care R Respite care * Based on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Glossary. [Online]. Available: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/glossary/ [accessed March 23, 2006].
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