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care service
An organization or company that offers professional care for sick, elderly, or disabled people. This service can be provided at home (outpatient) or in a facility (inpatient/residential).
Meine Großmutter wird dreimal pro Woche von einem Pflegedienst versorgt.
My grandmother is cared for by a care service three times a week.
The word is a clear compound of 'die Pflege' (care) and 'der Dienst' (service). So it literally describes a service that provides care.
Der Name Pflegedienst sagt genau, was es ist: ein Dienst, der Pflege leistet.
The name Pflegedienst says exactly what it is: a service that provides care.
Common verbs used with 'Pflegedienst' (care service) are 'einen Pflegedienst beauftragen' (to hire/commission a care service) or 'engagieren' (to hire). In the passive, one is 'vom Pflegedienst versorgt' (cared for by the care service) or 'betreut' (looked after).
Wir mussten für meinen Vater einen Pflegedienst beauftragen.
We had to hire a care service for my father.
Very often, 'Pflegedienst' (care service) is combined with the adjectives 'ambulant' (outpatient) or 'mobil' (mobile). This emphasizes that the caregivers come to people's homes.
Ein ambulanter Pflegedienst ermöglicht es vielen, in ihrer eigenen Wohnung zu bleiben.
An outpatient care service enables many people to stay in their own homes.
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'die Pflege' and 'der Pflegedienst' belong to the same topic, but they do not mean the same thing. 'die Pflege' is the activity itself: a person is cared for, washed, looked after, or given help. 'der Pflegedienst' is the organization or company that offers this kind of care. Learners may confuse the words because both often appear in the same situations. Put simply: 'Pflege' is what is done; 'der Pflegedienst' is who professionally organizes or carries it out.
Kommt der Pflegedienst morgen wieder zu deinem Nachbarn?
Is the care service coming to your neighbor again tomorrow?
Für die Pflege ihrer Mutter nimmt Frau Klein sich jeden Nachmittag Zeit.
Mrs. Klein sets aside time every afternoon to care for her mother.