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Ephad
/e.fad/
nursing home for elderly people
Ma grand-mère vit dans un Ephad depuis deux ans.
My grandmother has lived in a nursing home for two years.
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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.
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
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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