care home
noun/ˈkeə həʊm/
/ˈker həʊm/
(British English)- a place where people live and are cared for when they cannot live at home or look after themselves
- children brought up in care homes
- She became very frail and moved into a care home.
- He moved to a residential care home when his health deteriorated.
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