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Admission Agreement Includes all documents that a resident
or his or her representative must sign at the time of, or as a condition of,
admission to a
residential care facility for the elderly licensed under this chapter.
Advance Health Care Directive A written instruction that relates to the provision of health care when the
individual is incapacitated. Advance directives include, but are not limited to, a
Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, an Individual Health Care Instruction,
a Request to Forego Resuscitative Measures, or a Do Not Resuscitate Form.
Allowable Health Condition Any health condition that the licensee is allowed to care for either in accordance
with a specific regulation, or with an exception approved by the licensing agency.
This includes restricted health conditions as specified in Section 87612,
Restricted Health Conditions.
Ambulatory Person A person who is capable of demonstrating the mental competence and physical
ability to leave a building without assistance of any other person or without the
use of any mechanical aid in case of an emergency.
AED Automated External Defibrillators - portable electronic device that analyzes the
heart's rhythm and can deliver an electrical shock, which helps the heart to re-
establish an effective rhythm known as defibrillation
ASP Appropriately Skilled Professional - An individual that has training and is licensed
to perform the necessary medical procedures prescribed by a physician. This
includes but is not limited to the following: Registered Nurse (RN), Licensed
Vocational Nurse (LVN), Physical Therapist (PT), Occupational Therapist (OT)
and Respiratory Therapist (RT). T
Basic Rate as defined in Health and Safety Code section 1569.312, means those services
required (that meet the needs of residents) to be provided by the facility in order
to obtain and maintain a license; safe and healthful living accommodations;
personal assistance and care; observation and supervision; planned activities;
food service; and arrangements for obtaining incidental medical and dental care.
Basic Services Services required to be provided by the facility in order to obtain and maintain a
license and include, in such combinations as may meet the needs of the
residents and be applicable to the type of facility to be operated, the following:
safe and healthful living accommodations; personal assistance and care;
observation and supervision; planned activities; food service; and arrangements
for obtaining incidental medical and dental care.
California Clearance Individual has no felony or misdemeanor convictions reported by the California
Department of Justice. However, the individual may have been arrested with no
criminal conviction, convicted of a minor traffic offense or adjudicated as a
juvenile.
Capacity Maximum number of persons authorized to be provided services at any one time
in any licensed facility.
Care and Supervision Activities which if provided shall require the facility to be licensed. (A) Assistance
in dressing, grooming, bathing and other personal hygiene; (B) Assistance with
taking medication (C) Central storing and distribution of medications & Incidental
Medical and Dental Care Services; (D) Arrangement of and assistance with
medical and dental care; may include transportation (E) Maintenance of house
rules for the protection of residents; (F) Supervision of resident schedules and
activities; (G) Maintenance and supervision of resident monies or property; (H)
Monitoring food intake or special diets
Certificate Holder A person who has a current administrator's certificate issued by the Department
regardless of whether the person is employed as an administrator in a residential
care facility for the elderly.
Certified Administrator An administrator who has been issued a residential care facility for the elderly
administrator certificate by the Department and whose certificate is current.
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Community Care Facility Any facility, place or building providing nonmedical care and supervision, as
defined in Section 87101(c)(3).
Conservator Person appointed by the Superior Court pursuant to Probate Code section 1800
et. seq. or Welfare and Institutions Code section 5350, to care for the person, or
estate, or person and estate, of an adult.
Continuing Care Contract A contract that includes a continuing care promise made, in exchange for an
entrance fee, the payment of periodic charges, or both types of payments. A
continuing care contract may consist of one agreement or a series of agreements
and other writings incorporated by reference.
Control of Property The right to enter, occupy, and maintain the operation of the facility property
within regulatory requirements. Evidence of control of property: (A) A Grant Deed
showing ownership; (B) The Lease Agreement or Rental Agreement; or (C) A
court order or similar document which shows the authority to control the property
pending outcome of probate proceeding or estate settlement.
Criminal Record Clearance An individual has a California clearance and a FBI clearance.
Deficiency Any failure to comply with any provision of the Residential Care Facilities Act for
the Elderly and regulations adopted by the Department pursuant to the Act.
Delayed Egress Device A special egress-control device of the time delay type as specified in Health and
Safety Code section 1569.699(a). (T22, pg. 11)
Dementia The loss of intellectual function (such as thinking, remembering, reasoning,
exercising judgment and making decisions) and other cognitive functions,
sufficient to interfere with an individual's ability to perform activities of daily living
or to carry out social or occupational activities. Dementia is not a disease itself,
but rather a group of symptoms that may accompany certain conditions or
diseases
"Department" The State Department of Social Services
Dietitician A person who is eligible for registration by the American Dietetic Association.
Direct Care Staff The licensee, or those individuals employed by the licensee, who provide direct
care to the residents, including, but not limited to, assistance with activities of
daily living.
"Director" Director of the State Department of Social Services
DNR Do Not Resuscutate Form; alerts pre-hospital emergency medical services
personnel to the resident's wish to forego resuscitative measures in the event of
the resident's cardiac or respiratory arrest.
Egress Alert Device A wrist band or other device which may be worn by a resident or carried on a
resident's person, which triggers a visual or auditory alarm when the resident
leaves the facility building or grounds.
Elderly Person For purposes of admission into a residential care facility for the elderly, a person
who is sixty (60) years of age or older.
Admission Agreement Includes all documents that a resident
or his or her representative must sign at the time of, or as a condition of,
admission to a
residential care facility for the elderly licensed under this chapter.
Advance Health Care Directive A written instruction that relates to the provision of health care when the
individual is incapacitated. Advance directives include, but are not limited to, a
Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, an Individual Health Care Instruction,
a Request to Forego Resuscitative Measures, or a Do Not Resuscitate Form.
Allowable Health Condition Any health condition that the licensee is allowed to care for either in accordance
with a specific regulation, or with an exception approved by the licensing agency.
This includes restricted health conditions as specified in Section 87612,
Restricted Health Conditions.
Ambulatory Person A person who is capable of demonstrating the mental competence and physical
ability to leave a building without assistance of any other person or without the
use of any mechanical aid in case of an emergency.
AED Automated External Defibrillators - portable electronic device that analyzes the
heart's rhythm and can deliver an electrical shock, which helps the heart to re-
establish an effective rhythm known as defibrillation
ASP Appropriately Skilled Professional - An individual that has training and is licensed
to perform the necessary medical procedures prescribed by a physician. This
includes but is not limited to the following: Registered Nurse (RN), Licensed
Vocational Nurse (LVN), Physical Therapist (PT), Occupational Therapist (OT)
and Respiratory Therapist (RT). T
Basic Rate as defined in Health and Safety Code section 1569.312, means those services
required (that meet the needs of residents) to be provided by the facility in order
to obtain and maintain a license; safe and healthful living accommodations;
personal assistance and care; observation and supervision; planned activities;
food service; and arrangements for obtaining incidental medical and dental care.
Basic Services Services required to be provided by the facility in order to obtain and maintain a
license and include, in such combinations as may meet the needs of the
residents and be applicable to the type of facility to be operated, the following:
safe and healthful living accommodations; personal assistance and care;
observation and supervision; planned activities; food service; and arrangements
for obtaining incidental medical and dental care.
California Clearance Individual has no felony or misdemeanor convictions reported by the California
Department of Justice. However, the individual may have been arrested with no
criminal conviction, convicted of a minor traffic offense or adjudicated as a
juvenile.
Capacity Maximum number of persons authorized to be provided services at any one time
in any licensed facility.
Care and Supervision Activities which if provided shall require the facility to be licensed. (A) Assistance
in dressing, grooming, bathing and other personal hygiene; (B) Assistance with
taking medication (C) Central storing and distribution of medications & Incidental
Medical and Dental Care Services; (D) Arrangement of and assistance with
medical and dental care; may include transportation (E) Maintenance of house
rules for the protection of residents; (F) Supervision of resident schedules and
activities; (G) Maintenance and supervision of resident monies or property; (H)
Monitoring food intake or special diets
Certificate Holder A person who has a current administrator's certificate issued by the Department
regardless of whether the person is employed as an administrator in a residential
care facility for the elderly.
Certified Administrator An administrator who has been issued a residential care facility for the elderly
administrator certificate by the Department and whose certificate is current.
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Community Care Facility Any facility, place or building providing nonmedical care and supervision, as
defined in Section 87101(c)(3).
Conservator Person appointed by the Superior Court pursuant to Probate Code section 1800
et. seq. or Welfare and Institutions Code section 5350, to care for the person, or
estate, or person and estate, of an adult.
Continuing Care Contract A contract that includes a continuing care promise made, in exchange for an
entrance fee, the payment of periodic charges, or both types of payments. A
continuing care contract may consist of one agreement or a series of agreements
and other writings incorporated by reference.
Control of Property The right to enter, occupy, and maintain the operation of the facility property
within regulatory requirements. Evidence of control of property: (A) A Grant Deed
showing ownership; (B) The Lease Agreement or Rental Agreement; or (C) A
court order or similar document which shows the authority to control the property
pending outcome of probate proceeding or estate settlement.
Criminal Record Clearance An individual has a California clearance and a FBI clearance.
Deficiency Any failure to comply with any provision of the Residential Care Facilities Act for
the Elderly and regulations adopted by the Department pursuant to the Act.
Delayed Egress Device A special egress-control device of the time delay type as specified in Health and
Safety Code section 1569.699(a). (T22, pg. 11)
Dementia The loss of intellectual function (such as thinking, remembering, reasoning,
exercising judgment and making decisions) and other cognitive functions,
sufficient to interfere with an individual's ability to perform activities of daily living
or to carry out social or occupational activities. Dementia is not a disease itself,
but rather a group of symptoms that may accompany certain conditions or
diseases
"Department" The State Department of Social Services
Dietitician A person who is eligible for registration by the American Dietetic Association.
Direct Care Staff The licensee, or those individuals employed by the licensee, who provide direct
care to the residents, including, but not limited to, assistance with activities of
daily living.
"Director" Director of the State Department of Social Services
DNR Do Not Resuscutate Form; alerts pre-hospital emergency medical services
personnel to the resident's wish to forego resuscitative measures in the event of
the resident's cardiac or respiratory arrest.
Egress Alert Device A wrist band or other device which may be worn by a resident or carried on a
resident's person, which triggers a visual or auditory alarm when the resident
leaves the facility building or grounds.
Elderly Person For purposes of admission into a residential care facility for the elderly, a person
who is sixty (60) years of age or older.
