Terms Used In California Codes > Public Contract Code > Division 2 > Part 3 > Chapter 1 > Article 56 - Maintenance Districts-Improvement Act of 1911

• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the State Department of Social Services. See California Health and Safety Code 1569.2
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. See California Health and Safety Code 19
• Personal activities of daily living: means any of the following: dressing, feeding, toileting, bathing, grooming, and mobility and associated tasks. See California Health and Safety Code 1569.2
• Personal care: means assistance with personal activities of daily living, to help provide for and maintain physical and psychosocial comfort. See California Health and Safety Code 1569.2
• Residential care facility for the elderly: means a housing arrangement chosen voluntarily by persons 60 years of age or over, or their authorized representative, where varying levels and intensities of care and supervision, protective supervision, or personal care are provided, based upon their varying needs, as determined in order to be admitted and to remain in the facility. See California Health and Safety Code 1569.2