Kanji 老 old man, old age, grow old 託 consign, requesting, entrusting with Related words 特とく 別べつ 養よう 護ご 老ろう 人じん ホーム A large-scale public nursing home for elderly requiring constant care, while 宅老所 is a smaller, private, community-based facility.
グループホーム A group home for elderly with dementia, often similar in scale to 宅老所 but specifically for dementia care.
Written forms 宅たく 老ろう 所しょ
Standard kanji spelling; 宅 (home) + 老 (elderly) + 所 (place).
託たく 老ろう 所しょ
Alternate spelling using 託 (entrust), emphasizing the care aspect. Less common than 宅老所 .
Etymology Compound of 宅 (home), 老 (elderly), and 所 (place). The alternate spelling 託老所 uses 託 (entrust) to emphasize the caregiving aspect. The term emerged in the late 20th century as a community-based alternative to large nursing homes.
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