eldercare

[el-der-kair]

noun

1. the care of elderly people, especially in the home.

Word History and Origins

Origin of eldercare¹

First recorded in 1960–65; elder ¹ ( def. ) + care ( def. )

Example Sentences

“Am I Roxie?,” performed by Ortega with unflagging ebullience in an athletic-wear jumpsuit designed for comfort rather than style, brings to the exhausting, guilt-inducing grind of eldercare her own cultural spin.

From Los Angeles Times

She found an eldercare attorney, and together she and Marc organized their legal and financial affairs while he was still well enough to understand what he was signing.

From Los Angeles Times

At the same time, we've seen the things that we can't import, like college education, like housing, like eldercare, childcare, healthcare, insurance, all of those things skyrocket in price and it is crushing the American people.

From Salon

The prohibition applied to “residential care facilities for the elderly,” commonly referred to as assisted living or eldercare facilities, as well as other nonmedical care facilities under the umbrella of the Department of Social Services.

From Los Angeles Times

That has enabled some operators banned from eldercare homes to keep owning, overseeing or working at facilities or services regulated by other agencies, The Times found.

From Los Angeles Times