Servei d'Atenció a Persones

English translation: Home Help Service

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Catalan term or phrase:Servei d'Atenció a Persones
English translation:Home Help Service
Entered by: Berni Armstrong

17:27 Oct 16, 2004
Catalan to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Other / contracte
Catalan term or phrase: Servei d'Atenció a Persones
L'ingrés es realitzarà un cop emesa la reolució de concessió de l'ajut pel Servei d'Atenció a Persones corresponent al domicili de la persona gran.

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Lavinia Pirlog
Romania
Local time: 17:59
Home Help
Explanation:
This is the term we usually use in Britain for services rendered to the elderly or inferm in their own home. If it only to help feed them, the service is then known as "meals on wheels".

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Note added at 1 hr 3 mins (2004-10-16 18:30:31 GMT)
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Just thought that \"Home help from the social services\" would emphasise that it wasn\'t privately provided.

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Note added at 1 hr 5 mins (2004-10-16 18:32:27 GMT)
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See: http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/a-z-pensioners/social-services.asp

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Note added at 1 hr 15 mins (2004-10-16 18:43:17 GMT)
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See: http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/a-z-pensioners/social-services.asp
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Berni Armstrong
Spain
Local time: 16:59
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Summary of answers provided
4Home Help
Berni Armstrong
3personal delivery service
swisstell


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Servei d'Atenció a Persones
personal delivery service


Explanation:
seems to me
seems to be

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 16:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: German

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Thierry LOTTE: I think this is a social service (health) dedicated to old persons.
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Servei d'Atenció a Persones
Home Help


Explanation:
This is the term we usually use in Britain for services rendered to the elderly or inferm in their own home. If it only to help feed them, the service is then known as "meals on wheels".

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Note added at 1 hr 3 mins (2004-10-16 18:30:31 GMT)
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Just thought that \"Home help from the social services\" would emphasise that it wasn\'t privately provided.

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Note added at 1 hr 5 mins (2004-10-16 18:32:27 GMT)
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See: http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/a-z-pensioners/social-services.asp

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Note added at 1 hr 15 mins (2004-10-16 18:43:17 GMT)
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See: http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/a-z-pensioners/social-services.asp

Berni Armstrong
Spain
Local time: 16:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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