Foster care

Foster care

It is a term used for a system in which a minor who has been made a ward is placed in an institution, group home, or private home of a state-certified caregiver.

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foster care

Agriculture; General agriculture

Care and rearing of children in private homes by persons other than the natural parents, with or without adoption.

foster care

Health care; General

See adult foster care, family rest residential, or board and care.

foster care

Legal services; General law

temporary care of a child, but not by birth

foster care

Legal services; Family law

It is a term used for a system in which a minor who has been made a ward is placed in an institution, group home, or private home of a state-certified caregiver.

foster care

Culture; American culture

State-run system to place children from abusive or otherwise damaging homes in temporary substitute care, usually through licensed families. The fostercare system, once seen as a ...

adult foster care (AFC)

Health care; General

An elderly person's placement with another family when independent living is no longer possible, but nursing care is not necessary. Also see family rest residential.

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Legal services; Family law

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Legal services; Family law

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