informalcare
nounUK /ɪnˈfɔːməl keə/
US /ɪnˈfɔːrməl ker/
Help you give to someone you love, like a family member or friend, without being paid.
She provides informal care for her elderly father every day.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Help given by friends or neighbors rather than by doctors or nurses.
Much of the informal care in the village comes from neighbors.
3. Looking after someone at home instead of in a hospital.
Informal care lets many sick people stay in their own homes.
4. The everyday help a person gives without training or a job title.
His informal care for his brother includes cooking and reminders to take medicine.