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Garden Unit
Garden Unit is located below or at ground level. The term can also refer to as a basement level apartment.

Gas Forced Air (GFA)
Gas Forced Air (GFA) heat also known as central heating circulates heat through a ventilation system or ductwork within the apartment. Typically each apartment will have its own furnace located in or near the apartment. This differs from a "window unit".

Gated Communities
Gated Communities have a tall fence and gates for the purpose of controlled entry and exit. Parking that is enclosed within a gated area may have password access. There may also be assigned parking spaces.

Gatekeeper
Gatekeeper is the person responsible for controlling information. HMOs use the term to refer to primary care physician or nurse practitioner responsible for referring member patients to specialists or other services.

Genealogy Research
Genealogy Research involves identifying ancestral or descendant families by using historical records to establish biological, genetic, or familial kinship.

General Hospitals
General Hospitals are available to the general public. Hospitals are required to be licensed through the Department of Inspections and Appeals.

Geri chair
Geri Chair is a high-backed cushioned recliner with a leg and foot rest. The staff can push it on wheels, but the resident cannot move it. A geri chair is considered a restraint, in most states, it can be used only on a physician's order.

Geriatric Care Manager
Geriatric Care Management services are provided by agencies and individuals who offer guidance, assessment, planning, monitoring and coordination of appropriate social and medical services for those that are not able to fully care for themselves. Services can include the selection of appropriate at-home services or help with finding a senior housing community for the older adult to reside. Care Managers are also available for a crisis situation where there is a traumatic health event. Care Managers are particularly helpful family support is long distance or unavailable. Some non-profits offer care manager services on a sliding scale and note that faith-based non-profit care management groups serve all faiths. The National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers specifies that a care manager should have "a graduate degree in the field of human services or a substantial equivalent," and be certified or licensed at the independent practice level of his or her state."

Geriatric Psychiatrist
Geriatric Psychiatrist is trained to diagnose and treat mental disorders in older adults.

Geriatrician
A medical specialist who treats older adults. These are generally internal medicine or family practice physicians who have completed additional training and certification.

GI Tube
GI Tube inserted surgically into the stomach so that an individual can receive nutrition without eating food through the mouth.

Government Resources & Services
Government Resources & Services provide information and resources by government agencies. Some examples are Area Agencies on Aging, Ombudsmen, Eldercare Locator, Benefits Checkup, etc...

Grand Parenting
Grand Parenting includes resources on sharing your life with grandchildren, such as traveling, education, creating memories, and more.

Greeting Cards
Greeting Cards includes a list of e-card websites with a large selection of cards for every occasion, including: birthday, holiday, anniversary and more.

Grocery Delivery
Grocery Delivery and shopping services may be available to the general public for a fee or provided only to individuals who qualify because they are physically unable to shop for their own groceries. Many grocery stores have started to add delivery or pick up service.

Group Homes
Group Homes or Residential homes offer personal care and individual attention for older adults, people with disabilities and others whose limitations prevent them from living alone. Group homes (which are also known as board and care homes, residential board and care homes, personal care homes or residential care facilities for the elderly) generally provide a room (which may be shared), meals and supervision; and may specialize in specific needs such as Alzheimer's disease or developmental disabilities.

Group Practice HMO
Group Practice HMO is an HMO that contracts with medical groups to provide healthcare to its members.

Guardian or Conservator
Guardian or Conservator services are generally provided by a person of trust who petitions the court or is appointed by the court to protect the legal rights of another person who can no longer manage his or her own affairs. A guardian in general is responsible for the physical well being of a person; this impacts the subject's rights and as such is usually used as a last approach. There are three types of guardians with varying degrees of authority: Plenary Guardian with total authority over personal and property matters, the Guardian of the Person has authority over matters such as medical decisions and residential questions, and the Guardian of the Estate has authority only over property. A Conservator is responsible for the financial protection of their assets. A guardian and conservator may be the same person but do not have to be the same and both positions may also be filled by an institution, both require a court order.