宅たく老ろう所しょ

noun

small-scale elderly care home

Refers to a small, community-based residential facility for elderly people who need daily assistance, typically with a home-like atmosphere. Often contrasted with larger nursing homes (特別養護老人ホーム).

• 祖そ母ぼは近きん所じょの宅たく老ろう所しょでお世せ話わになっている。

  My grandmother is being cared for at a small elderly home in the neighborhood.

• 宅たく老ろう所しょは、大おおきな施し設せつより家か庭てい的てきな雰ふん囲い気きがある。

  Small elderly care homes have a more homely atmosphere than large facilities.