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residential care

British

noun

social welfare the provision by a welfare agency of a home with social-work supervision for people who need more than just housing accommodation, such as children in care or mentally handicapped adults

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Josh MacAlister, the government's minister for children and families, said children needed family homes not residential care and "reversing the decline in the number of available foster places is an urgent priority".

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

Lady Smith published her findings in relation to residential care at the school as part of an overall case study into Scottish boarding schools.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

A recent report from independent public spending watching, the National Audit Office, found the cost of children's residential care in England had nearly doubled in five years, to £3.1bn in the year to March 2024.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

In the year to March 2020, there were 1,408 inspections of nursing and residential care homes and domiciliary care agencies.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

When Richard was a junior in high school, she was working in food service at a residential care facility.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

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