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home-care

American

[hohm-kair] / ˈhoʊmˌkɛər /

adjective

of, relating to, or designating care, especially medical care, given or received at home.

a member of the hospital's home-care staff.

Example Sentences

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The standard way to hire these aides — who provide personal care, prepare meals and monitor health, among other things — is through home-care agencies.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Prices of products in home-care, industrial and institutional cleaning and industrial formulators segments in Europe will rise immediately or as allowed by existing contracts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

I found out that neither health insurance nor Medicare covers long-term care expenses like home-care aides, and that private for-profit long-term care insurance companies deny coverage for people with preexisting conditions.

From Seattle Times • May 29, 2024

And after a 10-year campaign, 74,000 Los Angeles home-care workers successfully unionized in 1999.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2023

Mary Anson, who runs five care homes in Cornwall, says she was approached by two overseas care workers who were brought to the UK by a home-care company but given no work.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2023

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