What is Habilitation?

Habilitation is the lifelong improvement of a medical condition that will never dissipate or be cured. It is not the same as rehabilitation.

Here is an in-depth explanation of habilitative services (from the state of California):
Medically necessary healthcare services and devices that assist an individual in partially or fully acquiring or improving skills and functioning and that are necessary to address a health condition, to the maximum extent practical. These services address the skills and abilities needed to function in the individual’s environment.