eldercare
noun
el·der·care
ˈel-dər-ˌker 
variants
or elder care
: the care of older adults and especially the care of an older parent by a son or daughter
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More than 37 million people, or 14% of the adult population, provide some form of unpaid eldercare in the United States, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Annie Nova, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
Empowering Middle-Class Financial Inclusion Through DeFi One of Harris’s primary goals is to lower costs for middle-class families, particularly in housing, childcare, and eldercare.
—Tonya Evans, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Or, for non-rural families, large broods of children might eventually provide aging parents with eldercare when (and if) that becomes necessary.
—Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 2 June 2024
At the heart of this initiative, dubbed Longevity Ready Maryland, is a comprehensive plan that transcends traditional state efforts focused solely on eldercare.
—Raya Elfadel Kheirbek, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2024
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Annie Nova, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
Empowering Middle-Class Financial Inclusion Through DeFi One of Harris’s primary goals is to lower costs for middle-class families, particularly in housing, childcare, and eldercare.
—Tonya Evans, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Or, for non-rural families, large broods of children might eventually provide aging parents with eldercare when (and if) that becomes necessary.
—Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 2 June 2024
At the heart of this initiative, dubbed Longevity Ready Maryland, is a comprehensive plan that transcends traditional state efforts focused solely on eldercare.
—Raya Elfadel Kheirbek, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Eldercare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eldercare. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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eldercare
noun
el·der·care
variants
or elder care
: the care of older adults (as by a son, daughter, or paid caregiver)
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