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home-care

American  
[hohm-kair] / ˈhoʊmˌkɛər /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or designating care, especially medical care, given or received at home.

    a member of the hospital's home-care staff.


Example Sentences

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The standard way to hire these aides — who provide personal care, prepare meals and monitor health, among other things — is through home-care agencies.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

George Koenig owned a home-care agency, which charged families for hourly or live-in care, for two decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 4, 2025

I found out that neither health insurance nor Medicare covers long-term care expenses like home-care aides, and that private for-profit long-term care insurance companies deny coverage for people with preexisting conditions.

From Seattle Times • May 29, 2024

But demand for the company's daily-use products, mainly in the grooming and home-care segments, remained strong despite high prices.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2024

And after a 10-year campaign, 74,000 Los Angeles home-care workers successfully unionized in 1999.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2023

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