eldercare
noun
el·der·care
ˈel-dər-ˌker 
variants
or elder care
: the care of older adults and especially the care of an older parent by a son or daughter
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Women not only provide the majority of childcare, but also take on far more eldercare than men.
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Michelle Travis, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Conglomerates like Hyundai are planning high-end retirement communities for those who cannot rely on their families for eldercare.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
In eldercare, intelligent machines will allow people to stay in their own homes longer with an acceptable level of independence and dignity.
—Marcus Weldon, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
This affects payment and provision of health care, housing, child care, education, veterans’ assistance and eldercare services, to name a few.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
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Michelle Travis, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Conglomerates like Hyundai are planning high-end retirement communities for those who cannot rely on their families for eldercare.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
In eldercare, intelligent machines will allow people to stay in their own homes longer with an acceptable level of independence and dignity.
—Marcus Weldon, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
This affects payment and provision of health care, housing, child care, education, veterans’ assistance and eldercare services, to name a few.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Eldercare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eldercare. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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eldercare
noun
el·der·care
variants
or elder care
: the care of older adults (as by a son, daughter, or paid caregiver)
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