homehealthcare

noun

UK /ˌhəʊmˈhelθkeə/

US /ˌhoʊmˈhelθker/

Medical help that comes to your own house instead of you going to a hospital.

After her surgery, she received homehealthcare from a nurse who visited every day.

SYNONYMS

home care in-home care domiciliary care home nursing home health services

RELATED WORDS

caregiver nurse patient rehabilitation telehealth

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A service where doctors or nurses treat people in their homes.

The agency provides homehealthcare for elderly patients.

3. Help with daily tasks like bathing and dressing given at home.

His homehealthcare includes help with cooking and cleaning.

4. Care given at home after leaving the hospital.

Homehealthcare helped him recover safely after his operation.