day care / day cream
die Tagespflege
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adult day care
A form of care and support in which people who need assistance receive care at a facility during the day and usually stay at home at night.
Meine Großmutter besucht dreimal pro Woche die Tagespflege.
My grandmother attends adult day care three times a week.
childminding
Regular care for children during the day provided by a childminder, usually in the childminder's home or in the parents' home.
Für unseren zweijährigen Sohn suchen wir eine Tagespflege mit kleinen Gruppen.
We are looking for childminding with small groups for our two-year-old son.
day cream
Skin care for daytime use; also a care product intended for this purpose, especially a face cream.
Nach der Reinigung trage ich eine Tagespflege mit Lichtschutzfaktor auf.
After cleansing, I apply a day cream with sun protection.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| genitive | der Tagespflege |
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | die Tagespflege | – |
| accusative | die Tagespflege | – |
| dative | der Tagespflege | – |
| genitive | der Tagespflege | – |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word “Tagespflege” (day care) consists of “Tag” (day) and “Pflege” (care). The element “Tages-” refers to the time of day; it does not mean that the care has to take place every day.
Mein Vater nutzt die Tagespflege nur dienstags und donnerstags.
My father uses adult day care only on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Words such as “Pflegegrad” (care level) and “Pflegekasse” (long-term care insurance fund) indicate care for people who need assistance. When you see words such as “Jugendamt” (youth welfare office), “Eltern” (parents), or “Kleinkindern” (young children), the context usually concerns childcare.
Die Pflegekasse übernimmt einen Teil der Kosten für die Tagespflege meiner Mutter.
The long-term care insurance fund covers part of the cost of my mother's adult day care.
Das Jugendamt informiert Eltern über die Tagespflege für Kleinkinder.
The youth welfare office provides parents with information about childminding for young children.
Common collocations include “die Tagespflege besuchen” (to attend adult day care), “Tagespflege in Anspruch nehmen” (to make use of adult day care), and “einen Platz in der Tagespflege finden” (to find a place in adult day care). The last phrase is especially useful when looking for a care service.
Wir haben endlich einen Platz in der Tagespflege für unseren Großvater gefunden.
We finally found a place in adult day care for our grandfather.
A typical pattern is “ein Kind in Tagespflege geben” (to place a child in childminding). “Ein Kind in Tagespflege betreuen lassen” (to have a child cared for by a childminder) expresses that another person takes care of the child; “Tagespflege” is used without an article in this expression.
Wir möchten unsere Tochter ab September in Tagespflege betreuen lassen.
We would like to have our daughter cared for by a childminder from September onward.
