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noninstitutional

noninstitutional

1 7.6
Not part of a formal organization like a hospital or school
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒnˌɪnstəˈtuːʃənl/
translation icon : no institucional
  • States also recognize that for many clients, an adequate care plan may not be less costly than care in a nursing home, and for the very impaired client, noninstitutional care may always seem inadequate.
  • noninstitutional care
  • noninstitutional long-term

Examples

  • The noninstitutional environment allowed residents to enjoy greater freedom and independence.

  • But there are cost-effective, noninstitutional alternatives to the nursing home.

    Academic text (1997)
  • This approach, however, both serves and limits us as we analyze the ethical problems that arise in noninstitutional long-term care.

    Academic text (1998)
  • A convenience sample of 193 community-dwelling elderly people aged 85 and older was recruited from a variety of noninstitutional sources.

    Academic text (2006)
  • This issue of Generations, with its focus on the ethics of noninstitutional long-term care for the elderly, comes at an auspicious moment for two very different reasons.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The Health Decisions Community Council (HDCC), a community-based bioethics committee, was established to offer a noninstitutional forum for discussion of difficult health care dilemmas.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Similarly, coverage of noninstitutional long-term care under national health insurance is generally limited to medical daycare ("day hospitals") and home health (professional nursing and therapy) visits.

    Academic text (1990)
  • There are many noninstitutional options for families seeking care outside of traditional facilities.

  • Many elderly individuals prefer noninstitutional living arrangements to maintain a sense of community and support.

Synonyms

unaffiliated
vsnoninstitutional
15 6.6

Not officially connected to any group or organization

is about being independent of formal organizations and their control
nonaffiliated
vsnoninstitutional
5.9

Not connected to any group, organization, or political party

is about being independent of formal organizations and their control
nonadherent
vsnoninstitutional
8.4

Not belonging to a particular religion or organization

is about lack of ties to formal organizations and their control rather than membership

Antonyms

98 4.5

Connected with a large organization like a university, church, or bank

How Institutional

bureaucratic
93 6.7
institutional
98 4.5
noninstitutional
1 7.6
informal
98 3.1

Surface Forms

noninstitutional positive

Morphology

noninstitutional = institutional (transparent) = non + institution + al

The word is transparently formed by adding the negative prefix non- to institutional.

Etymology

The word noninstitutional is formed from non- meaning 'not' and institutional from institution, which is an organized place or system like a school or hospital. So noninstitutional describes people, care, or places that are not run by those formal organizations.