social care


social care

A generic term for a wide range of non-medical services provided by local authorities and independent bodies, including from the voluntary sector, to support the social needs of individuals, especially the elderly, vulnerable or with special needs, to improve their quality of life. The intent of social care is that an individual lives his or her life as fully and, ideally, as independently as possible.
Examples
Care homes, day centres to help clients with activities of daily living (washing, dressing, feeding or assistance in using the toilet), meals-on-wheels, home care and assistance, care-home and day-centre facilities.