1.
care facility; welfare institution; protective care home
A facility that provides care and protection for children, the elderly, or people with disabilities who need support. In the context of children, it refers to what is commonly called a children's home or orphanage.
養護施設で育った。
I grew up in a children's home.
養護施設の子どもたちにクリスマスプレゼントを届けた。
We delivered Christmas presents to the children at the care facility.
家庭で適切な養育を受けられない子どもたちが養護施設に入所し、職員の支援のもとで生活している。
Children who cannot receive proper upbringing at home enter care facilities and live under the support of staff.
USAGE: 養護施設 broadly refers to welfare institutions that provide protective care. The most common usage refers to 児童養護施設 (children's care facilities), which house children who cannot live with their families.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 児童養護施設: children's care facility
- 養護施設に入所する: to enter a care facility
- 養護施設で暮らす: to live in a care facility
- 養護施設の職員: care facility staff
The word is a compound of 養護 (protective care, nursing) and 施設 (facility, institution).