介護(かいご)施設(しせつ)

かいごしせつ
noun
nursing care facility; care home
1. nursing care facility; care home
A facility that provides nursing and daily-living assistance for elderly or disabled people who need help. 介護(かいご) means long-term care; 施設(しせつ) means facility.
介護(かいご)施設(しせつ)で働(はたら)いている。
I work at a care facility.
父(ちち)を介護(かいご)施設(しせつ)に預(あず)けた。
We placed my father in a care facility.
高齢化(こうれいか)が進(すす)み、介護(かいご)施設(しせつ)の不足(ふそく)が大(おお)きな問題(もんだい)になっている。
As the population ages, the shortage of care facilities is becoming a major problem.

Compound of 介護(かいご) (nursing/long-term care) + 施設(しせつ) (facility). Covers a range of institutions providing care for people who cannot fully manage daily life on their own.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 介護(かいご)施設(しせつ)に入所(にゅうしょ)する: to be admitted to a care facility
  • 介護(かいご)施設(しせつ)の職員(しょくいん): care facility staff

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 老人(ろうじん)ホーム: nursing home — the common everyday term, usually residential
  • 病院(びょういん): hospital — for medical treatment, not long-term living care

Related Words

Related: 老人(ろうじん)ホーム (nursing home)
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