Meaning of caregiving | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The provision of care such as assistance with activities of daily living (e.g., feeding, bathing, dressing, transportation, household administration), usually by someone who is not a health care professional, especially by a family member as unpaid labor.
   uncountable, usually
2. The provision of health care services as a paid occupation.
   uncountable, usually

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Examples

“Holonym: health care”

“The crux of nontechnical medical caregiving — action with compassion — is based on an old adage: Listen to the patient; he is telling you his diagnosis.”

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