特とく別べつ養よう護ご老ろう人じんホーム

also: とくよう

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Meanings

noun

special nursing home for the elderly; intensive-care old people's home

A public long-term care facility under the Japanese long-term care insurance system, providing full-time residential care for elderly people who need constant nursing and assistance with daily living.

Kanji

特special
別separate, branch off, diverge
養foster, bring up, rear
護safeguard, protect
老old man, old age, grow old
人person

Related words

老ろう人じんホーム
A general term for old people's homes, including both public and private facilities. 特別養護老人ホーム is a specific type of public nursing home with intensive care.
介かい護ご老ろう人じん福ふく祉し施し設せつ
The official legal term for the same type of facility; 特別養護老人ホーム is the more common name.

Built from

特とく別べつ+養よう護ご+老ろう人じんホーム

Written forms

特とく別べつ養よう護ご老ろう人じんホーム
Standard full name for this type of facility.
特とく養よう
Common abbreviation used in everyday conversation and media.

Etymology

Compound of 特別 (special), 養護 (nursing care), 老人 (elderly), and ホーム (home). The abbreviation 特養 is formed from the first characters of 特別 and 養護.