[Tagging] care services

[Minh Nguyen]

Vào lúc 04:12 2022-11-19, Georges Dutreix via Tagging đã viết:
> My question is for a unique company providing different services for 
> assistance at home, but the goal is not healthcare. Probably 
> office=home_aide could be good, I am questionning english native 
> speakers for the right word. In french we call that "service à la 
> personne", and I found for translation "home care".

Ah, that explains the confusion. Around here, "home care" would 
typically refer to in-home supportive services for the ill, elderly, or 
those with disabilities, although it isn't strictly about healthcare.

Judging from [1], I think English has analogous terms for the economic 
sector as a whole (personal services) and for individual occupations 
within that sector (nanny, handyman, tutor, personal assistant), but I'm 
unsure if there's a set phrase for a business that offers a wide variety 
of these services at large.

"Personal services" has several definitions, some of them quite broad. 
It can mean beauty salons, tattoo artists, and the like. Alternatively, 
it can include any professional practice, including accounting and law. [2]

[1] https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Services_à_la_personne_en_France
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_service_corporation

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