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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.


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The slowing flow of immigration is leaving home-care agencies, restaurants, and local governments racing to fill critical vacancies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Furthermore, check whether your LTC policy requires you to have an in-network facility or home-care provider.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 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

With councils - who pay for most social care - financially squeezed and overstretched, many care homes and home-care providers are only given short-term funding, she says.

From BBC ● Feb. 8, 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

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