residential care

long-term care for individuals with chronic illness (e.g., dementia, Parkinson’s disease) who are unable to function independently or for individuals undergoing rehabilitation that provides housing and meals as well as medical, nursing, and social services. See also domiciliary care.

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Psychology term of the day

January 30th 2025

temporal consistency

the correlation between measurements obtained from the same test or instrument when administered to the same sample on two different occasions. Temporal consistency is an index of the retest reliability of an instrument. It assumes that there is no substantial change in the construct being measured between the two occasions. The longer the time gap, the greater the likelihood of a lower correlation. Also called temporal stability.