community care
Britishnoun
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help available to persons living in their own homes, rather than services provided in residential institutions
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the policy of transferring responsibility for people in need from large, often isolated, state institutions to their relatives and local welfare agencies
Example Sentences
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Without suitable community care in place, these patients are forced to stay in hospital.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
It found significant disparities in community care and a lack of state-funded residential facilities for under-18s.
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
The Self-Made Man And World-Made Manners It is not in order to shine in society that grace of manner is an asset; comparatively few people in a community care a rap about "society" anyway!
From Etiquette by Post, Emily
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