Glossary
Medication management
Medication management is a community’s service of storing, tracking and helping residents take their prescriptions on schedule, usually billed as a monthly add-on.
In a California RCFE, staff may assist with self-administration of medications; only licensed nurses may administer certain medications and injections. Ask who handles medications and how changes are communicated to the family.
Related terms
Level of care
Level of care is a community’s rating of how much personal assistance a resident needs, used to set the monthly care fee on top of base rent.
Activities of daily living (ADLs)
Activities of daily living are the basic self-care tasks, usually listed as bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring (getting in and out of a bed or chair), continence and eating.
Definitions reviewed September 5, 2026. Rules vary by state and change over time; confirm specifics with the community and the licensing agency.