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在宅ケア (ざいたくケア) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

在ざい宅たくケア

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ケ

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Meanings

1

noun

home-based care; at-home nursing care

Refers to medical or nursing care provided in the patient's own home, often for the elderly or chronically ill.

高こう齢れい化かに伴ともない、在ざい宅たくケアの需じゅ要ようが高たかまっている。
With the aging population, demand for home-based care is increasing.
在ざい宅たくケアを受うけること

で

、

住す

み

慣な

れ

た

家いえ

で

療りょう

養よう

できる

。

By receiving at-home nursing care, one can recuperate in a familiar home environment.

Kanji

在exist, outskirts, suburbs
宅home, house, residence

Similar words

訪ほう問もん看かん護ご
訪問看護 specifically refers to visiting nursing services, while 在宅ケア is a broader term encompassing various types of home-based care.
介かい護ご
介護 is a general term for nursing care or caregiving, not limited to home settings; 在宅ケア explicitly means care provided at home.

Etymology

Compound of 在宅 (ざいたく, 'being at home') and ケア (from English 'care'), referring to care services provided in the patient's home.