Housing for groups of patients, children, or others who need or desire emotional or physical support. They are usually established as planned, single housekeeping units in residential dwellings that provide care and supervision for small groups of residents, who, although unrelated, live together as a family.

Annotation

in med & non-med contexts

v lékařském i nelékařském kontextu

DUI

D016352 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0024993

Previous indexing

Halfway Houses (1970-1990); Residential Facilities (1970-1990)

History note

91; was see RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES 1990

Online note

use RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES to search GROUP HOMES 1990

Public note

91; was see RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES 1990