eldercare

American  

[el-der-kair] / ˈɛl dərˌkɛər /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of eldercare

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

Example Sentences

They spend an average of 22-plus hours per week on eldercare.

From MarketWatch

U.S. politicians rarely say this out loud, but the current eldercare system was built on the assumption that unpaid daughters and sons would be endlessly available.

From MarketWatch

Neither they, nor the eldercare agency that secured the Section 8 voucher, would return our calls.

From MarketWatch

America faces an eldercare crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal

For most families, outsourcing eldercare is prohibitively expensive—upward of $75,000 a year for a home health aide and well over $100,000 for a nursing home.

From The Wall Street Journal