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eldercare
[ el-der-kair ]
/ ˈɛl dərˌkɛər /
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noun
the care of elderly people, especially in the home.
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How to use eldercare in a sentence
Many struggle financially, work well into old age, face housing insecurity, and resort to institutional eldercare–all experiences that place them at higher risk for discrimination.
More than 200 businesses, along with the advocacy group Time’s Up, recently created a coalition to push for child and eldercare solutions.
The Pandemic Revealed How Much We Hate Our Jobs. Now We Have a Chance to Reinvent Work|Joanne Lipman|May 27, 2021|TimeCobbling together free childcare or eldercare provided by relatives is commonplace because free is all they can afford.
Planned Eldercare then billed Medicaid at a 1000% markup, for a total of more than $370,000.
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