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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

It said the government was relying on more foster carers to reduce demand for children's residential care, but had "yet to address the significant challenges" to boost numbers.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

She wants the Department for Education to do more to oversee a market which she says is failing children in residential care.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

In February, NHS England figures showed around 14,000 people could not leave hospital, partly because of a lack of home and residential care.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 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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