community care
Britishnoun
-
help available to persons living in their own homes, rather than services provided in residential institutions
-
the policy of transferring responsibility for people in need from large, often isolated, state institutions to their relatives and local welfare agencies
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The BBC found disparities in community care, gaps in strategy and a shortage of beds for those in crisis.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026
Thai advocates push for mental health programs centered on community care.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025
Thai advocates push for mental health programs centered on community care.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025
Research suggests that every £100 spent on community care would otherwise cost £131 for hospital care.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2025
In short, the problem is this: Shall the children suffer in childhood and become a burden on society in adult years, or shall society protect itself from future expense by community care now?
From Euthenics, the science of controllable environment a plea for better living conditions as a first step toward higher human efficiency by Richards, Ellen H.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
