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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 company last week said it would raise prices by up to nearly a third, or in some cases more, for products in its home-care, industrial & institutional cleaning and industrial formulators segments in Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 25, 2026

Justice says the home-care program “has been vulnerable to fraud,” as providers can bill the state for providing care up to 24 hours a day.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 26, 2025

Fabric and home-care sales rose 1% to $7.79 billion.

From MarketWatch Oct. 24, 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

The National Domestic Workers Alliance, which advocates for millions of nannies, housecleaners, home-care workers and others in the US, also received a grant.

From BBC May 28, 2024

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