eldercare
noun
el·der·care
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variants:
or elder care
Definition of eldercare
: the care of older adults and especially the care of an older parent by a son or daughter
Examples of eldercare in a Sentence
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Childcare, eldercare, disabilities, work schedules, transportation difficulties, military service and more put up hurdles that translate to lower turnout for caucuses than primaries. — NBC News, "Democrats favor expanding ballot access. Just not in two key early states.," 30 Aug. 2019 There are government programs that pay qualified family members to provide eldercare. — Erica Komisar, WSJ, "Warren vs. Warren on Government Day Care," 25 June 2019 They can be used for applications from surgery to eldercare to fruit-picking. — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian, "These Lenses Zoom With a Couple Blinks of Your Eyes," 13 Aug. 2019 But only 10% of employers offer subsidies for eldercare, the report said. — David Harrison, WSJ, "Employers Need to Address ‘Caregiving Crisis,’ Study Finds," 16 Jan. 2019 The fastest-growing areas of work include retail, restaurants, hospital staff, hotel, childcare and eldercare, however, these areas of work tend to pay very little. — miamiherald, "Influencers set their priorities for Florida, Floridians," 18 June 2018 Roseanne and Jackie argued over it in the premiere, then negotiated eldercare for their mother. — James Poniewozik, New York Times, "It Was ‘Roseanne’ vs. ‘Roseanne,’ in a Polarizing Revival," 22 May 2018 In mid-2013, less than a year after the storm, Cayre spent $4.5 million on the Harlem parking lot where Arcis now stands and an adjacent property housing a childcare and eldercare center. — Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, Longreads, "Tax-Free Storage Wars," 29 May 2018 But the main reason eldercare AI is being researched is that people themselves are not willing to [care for the elderly]. — Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American, "So, Umm, Google Duplex’s Chatter Is Not Quite Human," 17 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'eldercare.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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eldercare
noun
el·der·care
| \ ˈel-dər-ˌka(ə)r, -ˌke(ə)r
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Medical Definition of eldercare
: the care of older persons and especially the care of an older parent by a son or daughter