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HOMEMAKING SERVICE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-12-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Social Services and Social Work
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- home help service
1, record 1, English, home%20help%20service
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- homemaker service 2, record 1, English, homemaker%20service
correct
- homemaking service 3, record 1, English, homemaking%20service
correct
- homehelp service 4, record 1, English, homehelp%20service
- housekeeper service 4, record 1, English, housekeeper%20service
- housekeeping service 4, record 1, English, housekeeping%20service
- domestic service 4, record 1, English, domestic%20service
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the care of one or more children, shopping and preparation of meals, light housework and laundry duties, assistance with personal care and routine activities of daily living and simple bedside care under medical supervision (excluding nursing services). 5, record 1, English, - home%20help%20service
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
domestic service: This type of service is one of the services provided under homemaker services which offer more than just "domestic" services. Home help applies mainly to older people but is not restricted to them. In Europe, the term "homehelp service" is sometimes used in a broader sense and as such corresponds to our "homemaker service". 4, record 1, English, - home%20help%20service
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
homemaking service: [It] may include cleaning, laundry, meal preparation, shopping, banking, and transportation. 3, record 1, English, - home%20help%20service
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
homemaking service: A component of home care services. 6, record 1, English, - home%20help%20service
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Services sociaux et travail social
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- service d'aide familiale
1, record 1, French, service%20d%27aide%20familiale
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- service d'aides familiales 2, record 1, French, service%20d%27aides%20familiales
correct, masculine noun
- service ménager à domicile 3, record 1, French, service%20m%C3%A9nager%20%C3%A0%20domicile
correct, masculine noun
- service d'aide ménagère 4, record 1, French, service%20d%27aide%20m%C3%A9nag%C3%A8re
masculine noun
- service d'aide et d'entretien ménager 4, record 1, French, service%20d%27aide%20et%20d%27entretien%20m%C3%A9nager
masculine noun
- service d'entretien domestique 5, record 1, French, service%20d%27entretien%20domestique
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Service d'aide et d'entretien ménager. C'est d'une aide à temps partiel que les vieilles gens ont le plus besoin. Un effectif compétent et expérimenté, une ou deux fois la semaine, voit aux tâches ménagères ordinaires et à l'entretien du foyer. 4, record 1, French, - service%20d%27aide%20familiale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Équivalent adopté par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des services sociaux. 6, record 1, French, - service%20d%27aide%20familiale
Record 1, Key term(s)
- services d'auxiliaires familiales
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Servicios sociales y trabajo social
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- servicio doméstico
1, record 1, Spanish, servicio%20dom%C3%A9stico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- servicio de atención al hogar 2, record 1, Spanish, servicio%20de%20atenci%C3%B3n%20al%20hogar
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Atención domiciliaria. Llamado también Programa de Ayuda a Domicilio, tiene como finalidad favorecer la permanencia de la persona mayor en su domicilio habitual, mediante la prestación de servicios domésticos y personales [...] El apoyo a "estar en casa" contempla varias categorías de ayuda: limpieza del hogar, compra, aseo personal, distribución de comidas y ayuda para comer, terapia ocupacional, compañía, paseo, etc. 1, record 1, Spanish, - servicio%20dom%C3%A9stico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Servicios de atención al hogar (mantenimiento del entorno de la persona, compras, cuidado de la ropa, detección de situaciones de riesgo en la vivienda ...). 2, record 1, Spanish, - servicio%20dom%C3%A9stico
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