Ephad
/e.fad/noun★Intermediate
🏥Medicine
formal
An establishment in France that provides housing, care, and medical services for elderly people who can no longer live independently.
Les Ephads en France sont souvent sous-financés.
Nursing homes in France are often underfunded.
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The term is an acronym for 'Établissement d'Hébergement pour Personnes Âgées Dépendantes'.
Collocations
entrer en Ephadto enter a nursing hometravailleur en Ephadnursing home worker
Synonyms
💡Pro Tip
Regional Usage
Note that 'Ephad' is a French term and may not be understood in other French-speaking regions.
📖Word Origin
Acronym for 'Établissement d'Hébergement pour Personnes Âgées Dépendantes' (Establishment for Housing Dependent Elderly People).
📝Usage Notes
The term is specific to France and is not used in other French-speaking countries. In Quebec, for example, 'CHSLD' (Centre d'hébergement et de soins de longue durée) is used instead.
Word Breakdown
E
Établissement
prefixPHA
Hébergement
prefixD
Dépendantes
suffixDictionnaire Français-Anglais