aged care
Help for seniors
Aged care is the support and services provided to elderly people who need assistance with daily living, health needs, or supervision.
The term is especially common in Australian English, where it encompasses nursing homes, in-home help, and community programs for seniors: She works in aged care, My father moved into aged care last year.
American English more often uses elder care or senior care.
- eldercareSupport for the aged
- nursing homeLong-term eldercare residence
- geriatricRelating to elderly care
- hospiceTerminal illness comfort program
- end of lifeCessation of existence
elder rights · assisted living · aging in place · golden years · retirement village · sundowning · elder abuse · senior moment · geriatric medicine · ageism · mobility aids · walking frame · fall prevention · home health aides · around the clock · medication management · senescence · senior apartments
- Australian HealthPBS, health departments, health ministers, public hospitals, private hospitals
- government servicesMedicare card, disability support, family assistance, housing assistance, rent assistance
- Australian HealthcareMedicare, GP, general practitioner, doctor, hospital
- Government Policyeconomic policy, tax policy, healthcare policy, education policy, immigration policy
- elder caregerontologist, geriatrician, geriatric nurse, geriatric medicine, assisted living
- senior housingsenior housing, senior living, senior residence, senior residences, retirement community
aged carepediatrics
Medicine for minors
pediatric care · childcare · child care · infant care · neonatal care