care home — care homes N COUNT: usu with supp A care home is a large house or institution where people with particular problems or special needs are looked after. I am now in a residential care home trying to sort out my drink problem … English dictionary
residential care — noun (U) a system of professional care for people who are too old or ill to look after themselves at home … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Care of residents — refers to care given to adults or children outside of the patient s home. Care can be 24 hour care or partial care depending on the person s needs. Residential care services take into account the needs and wishes of the individual, weighed… … Wikipedia
Home care — Home care, (commonly referred to as domiciliary care), is health care or supportive care provided in the patient s home by healthcare professionals (often referred to as home health care or formal care; in the United States, it is known as… … Wikipedia
Care Standards Act 2000 — (CSA) is an act in the United Kingdom which provides for the administration of a variety of care institutions, including children s homes, independent hospitals, nursing home and residential care homes.The CSA, which was enacted in April 2002,… … Wikipedia
Care in the Community — (also called Community Care or Domiciled Care ) is the British policy of deinstitutionalization, treating and caring for physically and mentally disabled people in their homes rather than in an institution. Institutional care was the target of… … Wikipedia
Residential Segregation — refers to the physical separation of two groups based on residence and housing Schaeffer, Richard T. Race and Ethnicity in the United States. 4th ed. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007. page 28] , or a form of segregation that sorts… … Wikipedia
Home automation — is the residential extension of building automation . It is automation of the home, housework or household activity. Home automation may include centralized control of lighting, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), appliances, and… … Wikipedia
care — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 caring for sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ good, great ▪ He loved his books and took great care of them. ▪ proper ▪ With proper care, the plants may last for fifty years … Collocations dictionary
home — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 where sb lives; where sb/sth comes from ADJECTIVE ▪ family, marital (BrE), matrimonial (BrE), parental (BrE) ▪ It s unusual for young people over 25 to still live in the family home. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
residential — res|i|den|tial [ ,rezı denʃl ] adjective ** 1. ) a residential area is one in which most of the buildings are houses 2. ) AMERICAN a residential school or institution is a place where people with mental or physical problems can live while they… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
