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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This could mean robots assisting you with chores, supporting eldercare or even helping in medical environments sooner than expected.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Technology is transforming eldercare.
—Nina A. Kohn, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
These partnerships can apply to fields with national labor shortages, such as eldercare, construction, engineering, or artificial intelligence.
—Alexander Kustov, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2025
Even the very assumptions behind how our society redistributes resources—such as who pays taxes and who provides eldercare—are being called into question.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Technology is transforming eldercare.
—Nina A. Kohn, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
These partnerships can apply to fields with national labor shortages, such as eldercare, construction, engineering, or artificial intelligence.
—Alexander Kustov, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2025
Even the very assumptions behind how our society redistributes resources—such as who pays taxes and who provides eldercare—are being called into question.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for eldercare
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“Eldercare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eldercare. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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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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