noninstitutional
Not formally organized
Noninstitutional describes care, settings, or services that exist outside formal institutions like hospitals, nursing homes, prisons, or psychiatric facilities.
Noninstitutional long-term care includes home health aides and adult day programs.
The term appears most often in healthcare and social services contexts, distinguishing community-based approaches from facility-based ones.
Not formally recognized
- casualRelaxed and informal
- unstructuredLacking imposed order
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- community-basedCentered on local groups
ad-hoc · impromptu · flexible · decentralized · bottom-up · unconventional · alternative · DIY
Managing oneself without supervision
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- self-sufficientAble to provide independently
- self-managedOperating without external control
- self-governingControlling one's own affairs
independent · empowered · self-employment · entrepreneurial · self-starter · freelance · home-based · family-run
unofficial
Not formally recognized
- casualRelaxed and informal
- unstructuredLacking imposed order
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
community-based · ad-hoc · impromptu · flexible · decentralized · bottom-up · unconventional · alternative · DIY · homegrown
self-directed
Managing oneself without supervision
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- self-sufficientAble to provide independently
- self-managedOperating without external control
self-governing · independent · empowered · self-employment · entrepreneurial · self-starter · freelance · home-based · family-run · private
outpatient
Treated without admission
- respiteShort pause from hardship
- hospiceTerminal illness comfort program
- fosterEncourage development of
kinship · eldercare · in-home · caregiver · domestic · rehabilitation · recovery · transitional · sheltered
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Of formal establishments
bureaucratic · institutionalized · organizational · corporate · establishment
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Of formal establishments
established · official · formal · mainstream · conventional
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