an arrangement between a welfare agency and a family with a dependent disabled member, whereby the agency takes the disabled person into a home for respite care or in emergencies
Examples of 'shared care' in a sentence
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After several years of bitter recriminations the couple had finally been able to put in place sensible and practical shared care arrangements.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The computerised record had been distributed to her strategic health authority, primary care trust and a local 'shared care agency'.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Ministers are offering you an opt-out from the 'shared care record' but not the 'detailed care record'.