When I first came onto AgingCare, I was wondering why so many seniors were moving to Alabama [AL], Illinois [IL] and New Hampshire [NH], until I eventually found out those were acronyms for Assisted Living, Independent Living, and Nursing Home :)
Abbreviation Acronym Meaning AC AgingCare ACM AgingCare Moderator (Admin) AD Alzheimer’s Disease ADC Adult Day Care ADLs Activities of Daily Living AL Assisted Living ALF Assisted Living Facility Alz Alzheimer’s Disease APS Adult Protective Services BF Boyfriend BID Twice Per Day BIL Brother-in-Law BM Bowel Movement BP Blood Pressure BPD Borderline Personality Disorder BTDT Been There Done That BTW By the Way CC Credit Card CCRC Continuing Care Retirement Community CELA Certified Elder Law Attorney CHF Congestive Heart Failure CMS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CNA Certified Nursing Assistant COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease CS Community Spouse DD Dear/Darling Daughter DH Dear/Darling Husband DHS Department of Human Services DIL Daughter-in-Law DME Durable Medical Equipment DS Dear/Darling Son DNR Do Not Resuscitate DON Director of Nursing DPOA Durable Power of Attorney DVT Deep Vein Thrombosis DW Dear/Darling Wife Dx Diagnosis ECG or EKG Electrocardiogram EOAD Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease EOL End of Life ESRD End-Stage Renal Disease FAST Functional Assessment Staging Test FIL Father-in-Law FMLA Family Medical Leave Act FOG Fear, Obligation, Guilt FTD Frontotemporal Dementia GF Girlfriend or Grandfather GM Grandmother HHA Home Health Aide, Home Health Agency HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HTH Hope This Helps IADLs Instrumental Activities of Daily Living IBS Irritable Bowel Syndrome IL Independent Living IMHO In My Humble/Honest Opinion IMO In My Opinion JTWROS Joint Tenants with Rights of Survivorship LBD Lewy Body Dementia LO Loved One LOL Laugh Out Loud LPN Licensed Practical Nurse LTC Long-Term Care LTCI Long-Term Care Insurance LTCO Long-Term Care Ombudsman MC Memory Care MCI Mild Cognitive Impairment MERP Medicaid Estate Recovery Program MIL Mother-in-Law MMSE Mini-Mental State Exam MSA Medical Savings Accounts NM Narcissistic Mother NH Nursing Home NPD Narcissistic Personality Disorder NPH Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus NPO Nothing by Mouth OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder OP Original Poster OT Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapy OT Off Topic OTOH On The Other Hand PACE Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly PCP Primary Care Physician PD Personality Disorder PD Parkinson’s Disease PEG Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube PICC Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter PNA Personal Needs Allowance POA Power of Attorney POD Payable on Death POLST Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment POV Point of View PT Physical Therapist, Physical Therapy QD Every Day QOL Quality of Life RCF Residential Care Facility RN Registered Nurse SIB Sibling SIL Sister-in-Law or Son-in-Law SNF Skilled Nursing Facility SO Significant Other SSA Social Security Administration SSDI Social Security Disability Insurance SSI Supplemental Security Income SW Social Worker TBH To Be Honest TBI Traumatic Brain Injury TIA Thanks in Advance TIA Transient Ischemic Attack TMI Too Much Information TOD Transfer on Death Troll A person who purposely posts offensive comments TY Thank You TYIA Thank You in Advance UTI Urinary Tract Infection VA U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs VD Vascular Dementia (( )) Hugs
Acronym Meaning
AC
AgingCare
ACM
AgingCare Moderator (Admin)
AD
Alzheimer’s Disease
ADC
Adult Day Care
ADLs
Activities of Daily Living
AL
Assisted Living
ALF
Assisted Living Facility
Alz
Alzheimer’s Disease
APS
Adult Protective Services
BF
Boyfriend
BID
Twice Per Day
BIL
Brother-in-Law
BM
Bowel Movement
BP
Blood Pressure
BPD
Borderline Personality Disorder
BTDT
Been There Done That
BTW
By the Way
CC
Credit Card
CCRC
Continuing Care Retirement Community
CELA
Certified Elder Law Attorney
CHF
Congestive Heart Failure
CMS
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CNA
Certified Nursing Assistant
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CS
Community Spouse
DD
Dear/Darling Daughter
DH
Dear/Darling Husband
DHS
Department of Human Services
DIL
Daughter-in-Law
DME
Durable Medical Equipment
DS
Dear/Darling Son
DNR
Do Not Resuscitate
DON
Director of Nursing
DPOA
Durable Power of Attorney
DVT
Deep Vein Thrombosis
DW
Dear/Darling Wife
Dx
Diagnosis
ECG or EKG
Electrocardiogram
EOAD
Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease
EOL
End of Life
ESRD
End-Stage Renal Disease
FAST
Functional Assessment Staging Test
FIL
Father-in-Law
FMLA
Family Medical Leave Act
FOG
Fear, Obligation, Guilt
FTD
Frontotemporal Dementia
GF
Girlfriend or Grandfather
GM
Grandmother
HHA
Home Health Aide, Home Health Agency
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HTH
Hope This Helps
IADLs
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
IBS
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
IL
Independent Living
IMHO
In My Humble/Honest Opinion
IMO
In My Opinion
JTWROS
Joint Tenants with Rights of Survivorship
LBD
Lewy Body Dementia
LO
Loved One
LOL
Laugh Out Loud
LPN
Licensed Practical Nurse
LTC
Long-Term Care
LTCI
Long-Term Care Insurance
LTCO
Long-Term Care Ombudsman
MC
Memory Care
MCI
Mild Cognitive Impairment
MERP
Medicaid Estate Recovery Program
MIL
Mother-in-Law
MMSE
Mini-Mental State Exam
MSA
Medical Savings Accounts
NM
Narcissistic Mother
NH
Nursing Home
NPD
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
NPH
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
NPO
Nothing by Mouth
OCD
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
OP
Original Poster
OT
Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapy
OT
Off Topic
OTOH
On The Other Hand
PACE
Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
PCP
Primary Care Physician
PD
Personality Disorder
PD
Parkinson’s Disease
PEG
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube
PICC
Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter
PNA
Personal Needs Allowance
POA
Power of Attorney
POD
Payable on Death
POLST
Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment
POV
Point of View
PT
Physical Therapist, Physical Therapy
QD
Every Day
QOL
Quality of Life
RCF
Residential Care Facility
RN
Registered Nurse
SIB
Sibling
SIL
Sister-in-Law or Son-in-Law
SNF
Skilled Nursing Facility
SO
Significant Other
SSA
Social Security Administration
SSDI
Social Security Disability Insurance
SSI
Supplemental Security Income
SW
Social Worker
TBH
To Be Honest
TBI
Traumatic Brain Injury
TIA
Thanks in Advance
TIA
Transient Ischemic Attack
TMI
Too Much Information
TOD
Transfer on Death
Troll
A person who purposely posts offensive comments
TY
Thank You
TYIA
Thank You in Advance
UTI
Urinary Tract Infection
VA
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
VD
Vascular Dementia
(( ))
Hugs
Google the above to get them or go to the blue timeline up top, use the magnifying glass and type in the above for a full list.
And welcome.