standbycare
nounUK /ˈstændbaɪkeə/
US /ˈstændbaɪker/
Help that is ready to go whenever you need it.
The hospital's standbycare team was ready to help the moment the ambulance arrived.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A service that stays ready to step in when regular care is unavailable.
The clinic offers standbycare on weekends when the main doctors are off.
3. Temporary looking-after given by someone who is waiting and prepared to help.
Grandma provided standbycare while the babysitter was stuck in traffic.
4. A backup plan for taking care of someone or something.
Our standbycare plan kicked in when the power went out at the care home.