home care
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2.8
- noun
- /hoʊm kɛr/
- Specialized
:
atención domiciliaria
- After her surgery, she received home care to aid her recovery while living at home.
- home care services
- nursing home care
- home care agencies
We will lower healthcare costs, including the cost of home care for seniors.
- We will lower healthcare costs, including the cost of home care for seniors.
- So this is, you know, all the sort of compassion jobs we think of social workers, home care workers, ministers, therapists, people like that.
Examples
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For example, more than three-quarters of the participants experienced home care difficulties, whereas more than one-half evidenced memory and mobility deficits.
Academic text (2008) -
Fourth, the veteran must actually be receiving home care services at the time of application.
Blog text (29) -
Many staff, particularly home care workers, use their own vehicles to travel to clients.
Academic text (2011) -
For 60 percent, plans were made for home care or day care services.
Academic text (2008) -
We will lower healthcare costs, including the cost of home care for seniors.
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There is a clear preference for home care coverage by whatever insurance program is established.
Academic text (1990) -
Independent, locally based home care agencies may offer limited services within a certain geographic region.
Academic text (1994) -
When institutional care is necessary, the availability of home care often reduces the length of stay.
Academic text (1994) -
A social services department identifies an older client who may need long-term in-home care after discharge.
Academic text (1990) -
Many elderly people benefit from home care services that provide assistance with daily activities.
Synonyms
4
2.2
Help for people who cannot fully look after themselves, for example with bathing, dressing, and eating
Antonyms
- Specialized
5
2.1
Doctors and nurses give treatment and nursing to a patient during a hospital stay
How Intensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning of 'home care' is directly compositional: 'home' (place of residence) + 'care' (providing support or treatment) yields services provided at or for someone's home, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can infer this. While the phrase can cover related senses (domestic maintenance vs. personal caregiving), that variation is predictable from context and does not block immediate comprehension.
Etymology
Home care comes from the simple image of a nurse or helper coming into someone's house to give care for their health or daily needs. So, it means 'medical or personal help given in your own home'.