life-care

Or life care

[lahyf-kair]

adjective

1. designed to provide for the basic needs of elderly residents, usually in return for an initial fee and monthly service payments.

   a life-care facility; life-care communities.

Word History and Origins

Origin of life-care¹

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

While that’s a lot of money, a life-care plan for a child with severe autism can cost tens of millions of dollars, and the CDC reported in April that 1 in 31 children is diagnosed with autism by their 8th birthday.

From Salon

Ceridwen Hughes, from Mold, whose mother chose to spend her last few weeks at home, said: "To navigate end-of life-care for a loved one can be a stressful and dehumanising experience, if co-ordinated care is not in place."

From BBC

Tony Trueman, 63, from Birmingham, was discussing end-of life-care when he was admitted to hospital on 1 April.

From BBC

Karen Hannigan, the division supervisor, said the county walks a fine line in deciding whether to merely counsel a caller on how an elderly person might live more safely at home, or recommend that they move somewhere they can get health- and life-care services.

From Washington Post

In cases in which people suffered life-altering injuries like brain damage or paralysis, the victims’ lawyer and she would each hire a “life-care planner” to compute the costs of a lifetime of home care, transportation, home renovations for access, and so on.

From New York Times