Home care (also referred to as domiciliary care, social care, or in-home care) is supportive care provided in the home. Care may be provided by licensed...
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health care, both within health care settings such as nursing homes, and among health care settings during care transitions. The states in the US have...
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Homecare (home care, in-home care), also known as domiciliary care, personal care or social care, is health care or supportive care provided in the individual...
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In the United States, healthcare is largely provided by private sector healthcare facilities, and paid for by a combination of public programs, private...
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home is a facility for the residential care of older people, senior citizens, or disabled people. Nursing homes may also be referred to as care homes...
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In the United States, hospice care is a type and philosophy of end-of-life care which focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's symptoms...
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Residential care refers to long-term care given to adults or children who stay in a residential setting rather than in their own home or family home. There...
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In 2002, nursing homes in the United Kingdom were officially designated as care homes with nursing, and residential homes became known as care homes. In...
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Foster care is a system in which a minor has been placed into a ward, group home (residential child care community or treatment centre), or private home of...
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daycare, long-term care, nursing homes (often called residential care), hospice care, and home care. Elderly care emphasizes the social and personal...
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