rehabilitative care
nounUK /ˌriːəˈbɪlɪtətɪv keə/
US /ˌriːəˈbɪlɪteɪtɪv ker/
Help that teaches your body or mind to get strong and work well again after being hurt or sick.
After her leg surgery, she went to rehabilitative care to learn to walk again.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A program of exercises and training that helps someone return to normal life after an illness or injury.
The hospital offers rehabilitative care for stroke patients.
3. Services that help people overcome addiction and return to healthy living.
He entered a rehabilitative care program to stop drinking.
4. Support given to help a person regain skills lost because of a disability.
Rehabilitative care helped the child relearn how to hold a pencil.