in/into care

idiom

British

—used to describe children who are being cared for by a government organization because their parents have died or are unable to care for them properly

The children had to be taken into care because of parental failure.

The youngest child was in care for several years.

Examples of in/into care in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When a patient experiences a medical emergency, delays in care can be dangerous and lead to other complications, Gustafson says. —Chantelle Lee, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025

According to Eileen Chubb, a former care worker and leader at Compassion in Care, which campaigns to end abusive treatment in U.K. care homes, the issue of homophobic elder abuse in care facilities goes far beyond Glynn's case, and is much more common than many realize. —Billy McEntee, Them, 24 Feb. 2025

But progress of integrating them into care has been slow, and the pandemic further revealed those discrepancies. —Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025

Without them, family members may not have the necessary legal standing to make decisions for you, potentially causing delays or complications in care. —Darren T. Case, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025