EHPAD

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See also: Ehpad

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Acronym of établissement d’hébergement pour personnes âgées dépendantes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.pad/
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Noun

EHPAD m (plural EHPAD)

  1. (France) retirement home, old people's home
    Synonym: maison de retraite
    Coordinate terms: (Quebec) CHSLD, MARPA
    • 2020 April 19, “Visites en Ehpad, masques, tests… Les principales annonces du gouvernement sur le déconfinement”, in Le Monde:
      Le ministre de la santé Olivier Véran a annoncé le rétablissement « à partir de » lundi d’un « droit de visite pour les familles » dans les Ehpad, dans des conditions « extrêmement limitées ».
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