home care

home care — noun

1. medical or personal assistance that is given to people in their own homes, espec

1.名詞B2
釋義

medical or personal assistance that is given to people in their own homes, especially to those who are elderly, chronically ill, recovering from surgery, or unable to leave home easily

例句

Mrs. Chen receives home care visits from a nurse every morning after her hip operation.

collocation: receive + home care visits

More government funding for home care helps elderly people stay in their own homes.

collocation: funding for home care

同義詞
  • domiciliary care

    formal UK term, used in official healthcare documents and policies

  • in-home care

    nearly identical meaning, often used interchangeably in North America

  • home health care

    more narrowly focused on medical/nursing services rather than general personal care

反義詞
  • institutional care

    care provided in a hospital, nursing home, or residential facility rather than at home

文法句型

receive/provide/need + home care

home care + noun (home care worker / home care service)

用法筆記

Home care is uncountable, so it never takes 'a' or 'an'. It is commonly used as a compound modifier before nouns that describe roles or services (home care worker, home care package, home care agency).

常見錯誤

❌She hired a home care for her father.
✅She hired a home care worker for her father.
💡'home care' is the type of service, not the person providing it.
❌My grandmother needs a home care.
✅My grandmother needs home care.
💡as an uncountable noun, 'home care' does not take the indefinite article 'a'.