eldercare
noun
el·der·care
ˈel-dər-ˌker 
variants
or elder care
: the care of older adults and especially the care of an older parent by a son or daughter
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In his 2023 book Robots Won’t Save Japan, ethnographic researcher James Wright argues that the country’s costly push into eldercare automation often produced unintended consequences and, in some cases, more work for staffers.
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Catherine Thorbecke, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Revising schedules around peak heat periods wouldn’t help most women, either, because of childcare, eldercare and other household duties outside primary work hours.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2026
Revising schedules around peak heat periods wouldn’t help most women, either, because of childcare, eldercare and other household duties outside primary work hours.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
Setting an example Leju, a humanoid robot company that established a robot training center in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, with state support, has created environments such as an automobile assembly line, a smart home, and an eldercare facility within a 10,000-square-foot ㎡ space.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Mar. 2026
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Catherine Thorbecke, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Revising schedules around peak heat periods wouldn’t help most women, either, because of childcare, eldercare and other household duties outside primary work hours.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2026
Revising schedules around peak heat periods wouldn’t help most women, either, because of childcare, eldercare and other household duties outside primary work hours.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
Setting an example Leju, a humanoid robot company that established a robot training center in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, with state support, has created environments such as an automobile assembly line, a smart home, and an eldercare facility within a 10,000-square-foot ㎡ space.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Eldercare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eldercare. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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eldercare
noun
el·der·care
variants
or elder care
: the care of older adults (as by a son, daughter, or paid caregiver)
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