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community care

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(also care in the community)
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Definition of community care

noun

[mass noun]
  • long-term care for people who are mentally ill, elderly, or disabled which is provided within the community rather than in hospitals or institutions, especially as implemented in the UK under the National Health Service and Community Care Act of 1990.

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