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residential care
residential care n (Social Welfare) 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
EncyclopediaSeeextended-care facilityresidential care
ex·tend·ed-care fa·cil·i·ty (eks-ten'dĕd-kār fă-sil'i-tē) Health care supplier of skilled care after hospitalization or severe illness or injury.
Synonym(s): nursing home, residential care. residential careCare provided in a live-in facility other than the patient's home. The very young, the very old, and those with physical infirmities, or behavioral or substance abuse problems are often treated in residential care centers. See also: careLegalSeeCareThesaurusSeecare |