adult care
Grown-up assistance services
Adult care is the provision of support services for adults who cannot fully care for themselves due to age, disability, or illness.
It encompasses home health aides, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and day programs: She arranged adult care for her aging mother.
The term distinguishes these services from childcare, though both involve looking after dependent individuals.
- health screeningsPreventive medical tests
- assisted livingResidential care for elderly
- gerontologyScientific study of senescence
- community programsOrganized local public services
- accessibilityEase of approach
adaptive equipment · meal delivery · round the clock · guardianship · nursing homes · daily living · peer support groups · aging in place · caregiver training · aging parents · mental health services · inclusive design · personal assistants · family counseling · occupational therapy · bathing · medication management · rehabilitation centers
- residential careassisted living, nursing homes, group homes, foster homes, residential treatment
- senior housingsenior housing, senior living, senior residence, senior residences, retirement community
- absorbentssponge, sponges, paper towel, paper towels, towels
- council serviceswaste collection, rubbish collection, recycling, street cleaning, housing
adult carepediatric care
Medical services for children
child care · childcare · infant care · neonatal care · youth services