in-home

adjective

ˌin-ˈhōm How to pronounce in-home (audio)
ˈin-ˌhōm
: occurring in one's home
in-home care for the elderly
in-home services

Examples of in-home in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The fan journey typically started with a film release, continued through in-home entertainment and was followed by consumer products and holiday sales. Audrey Schomer, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024 For example, the government recently introduced a new bill to help narrow the gap for families seeking care for loved ones: HR 2853, the Expanding Care in the Home Act, is a bipartisan bill that proposes 12 hours a week of personal in-home care benefits. Peter Ross, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024 Multiple parenting blogs suggest using an inflatable earth, tennis ball (or ball of a similar size), and a flashlight to experience an in-home solar eclipse. Emilee Coblentz, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024 With home health aides having a national median cost of $27 an hour, according to Genworth’s 2021 Cost of Care data, planning for in-home care may require working longer to build the nest egg to pay for it, or even relocating to a city where home services are cheaper. Kate Ashford Of Nerdwallet, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2024 Behavioral health services are a key example, but there are others, such as in-home supportive services for residents unable to live independently. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024 Demographic shifts and a preference for in-home services are fueling the industry’s growth. Stefanos Chen, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024 Origins of the dispute Carbone, a 39-year-old in-home care provider, filed her first request for a domestic violence restraining order against Vena in June 2020. Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024 Explore Care Options: Research available care options, whether in-home care or assisted living facilities. Andrew Rosen, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of in-home was in 1956

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“In-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-home. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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