Senior Living Lingo
This three-letter acronym refers to the basic personal care tasks like bathing, dressing, and eating.
What are ADLs?
This law requires companies to protect employees and residents from unsafe working conditions or retaliation.
What is Whistleblower Protection?
Money owed to your community for services provided is called this.
What is Accounts Receivable (AR)?
Employees enter their hours worked here for supervisors to approve.
What is a Timecard / Time Entry?
The snack that disappears the fastest during movie night.
What is popcorn?
This federal law protects residents’ private health information.
What is HIPPA?
(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
This federal agency sets workplace safety standards for lifting, PPE, and infection control.
What is OSHA?
Money your community owes to vendors or staff is called this.
What is Accounts Payable (AP)?
This portal lets employees view pay stubs, tax forms, and benefits.
What is Employee Self-Service (ESS)?
The moment an ED or BOD says, “I’ll just check my emails for five minutes,” but ends up spending half an hour....or more
What is email time warp?
This term is used to describe the process of ensuring an employee's values and actions align with the communities moral principles
What is ethics or integrity
Communities must report to abuse or neglect to this agency.
What is Adult Protective Services (APS)?
Costs that stay the same regardless of how many residents are present are called this.
What are fixed costs?
This color flag is on an applicant if there is an interview scheduled?
What is a green flag?
This “holiday” happens the day after Thanksgiving when people sprint to buy discounted TVs and electronics.
What is Black Friday?