Collocations for care - noun

good, great
He loved his books and took great care of them.

loving, tender
She''s still very frail and will need lots of tender loving care.

private | voluntary | constant, full-time, round-the-clock | continuing, long-term | short-term, temporary | daily, day-to-day, routine | intensive
Last night she was critically ill in intensive care. | an intensive care unit

clinical, emergency, health, medical, nursing, patient | hospital, inpatient, institutional, residential | day, non-hospital, outpatient | community | domestic, domiciliary, home, home-based | primary, secondary, tertiary | antenatal, dental, psychiatric | palliative | formal, informal
The couple relied on informal care from relatives.

foster | public
children in public care

pastoral, spiritual | client, customer | hair, skin

take
He left his job to take care of his sick wife. | I''ll take care of hiring the car.

provide (sb with) | need, require | receive | take sb into
The boys were taken into care when their parents died.

services | centre, home, unit | manager, worker | management | plan, policy, programme | allowance | needs, order

in ~
He had been in foster care since he was five.

in sb''s ~
You won''t come to any harm while you''re in their care. | Many historic sites are in the care of the National Trust.

under the ~ of
He''s under the care of Dr Parks.

~ of

the quality/standard of care

extreme, good, great
Great care should be taken to ensure that the equipment is clean.

extra, special | infinite, the utmost | exquisite, meticulous, painstaking, scrupulous
The little girl was writing her name with painstaking care.

exaggerated, excessive
He takes excessive care of his appearance.

due
(formal),

proper, reasonable
The householder has a duty to take reasonable care for the visitor''s safety.

exercise, take

with ~
A label on the box read: ‘Glass - handle with care’.

without ~
He was found guilty of driving without due care and attention.