Care - Types or Aspects of Care

Types or Aspects of Care

  • Care (Sorge), a term in Heideggerian terminology
  • Child care, the act of caring for and supervising minor children
  • Day care, the care of a child during the day by a person other than the child's parents or legal guardians
  • Duty of care, a legal obligation in tort law
  • Elderly care, the fulfillment of the special needs and requirements that are unique to senior citizens
  • Ethics of care, a normative ethical theory
  • Foster care, a system by which a certified, stand-in "parent(s)" cares for minor children or young people
  • Health care, the treatment and management of illness, and the preservation of health through services offered
    • Care of residents, care given to adults or children outside of the patient's home
    • Home care, health care or supportive care provided in the patient's home by healthcare professionals
  • Intensive-care medicine, provision of life support or organ support systems in patients who are critically ill
  • Managed care, a variety of techniques intended to reduce the cost of providing health benefits and improve the quality of care
  • Theology of relational care, a theology of understanding how contemporary followers of Jesus can relate to others
  • Vulnerability and Care Theory of Love, the view that care is an integral part of romantic love

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