A building or complex where care and treatment are provided to the sick, aged, infirm and poor. Use narrower term where possible.
Related Terms
| Term |
Note |
| ALMSHOUSE |
A privately funded building providing accommodation for the poor. |
| AMBULANCE STATION |
A building where ambulances are housed whilst awaiting emergency calls. |
| CANTEEN |
A self-service dining room, especially for workers/employees; also in institutions, such as schools, hospitals, etc. |
| CARE CENTRE |
A centre providing emotional and practical support to those living with life-threatening illnesses. |
| HEALTH CENTRE |
An institution, sometimes attached to a hospital, where patients may receive treatment or health checks. |
| HOSPICE |
An establishment providing care for the terminally ill. |
| HOSPITAL BLOCK |
A specialist unit within a hospital complex. It may be a separate building or sometimes linked by a corridor or covered walkway to a main building. |
| HOSPITAL BUILDING |
A hospital building of uncertain function. Use more specific type if known. |
| HYDROPATHIC INSTITUTE |
A 19th century spa building, usually consisting of a hotel with baths used for water treatment. |
| INFIRMARY |
A building where the sick are cared for. Use where part of a wider complex, otherwise use HOSPITAL. |
| MAINTENANCE WORKSHOP |
A building or room used for the maintenance of the buildings and facilities in a large complex, such as a hospital, school or factory. |
| MONASTERY |
A complex of buildings inhabited by a community of men living in seclusion under religious vows. |
| MORTUARY |
A building or room used for holding, viewing or identifying dead bodies prior to burial or cremation. |
| NURSES HOME |
A building where nurses live. |
| PRECEPTORY |
A manor or estate owned and run by an order of knights and governed by a preceptor. |
| RELIGIOUS HOUSE |
Use only for a monastic house of unknown status, religious order and uncertain authenticity, otherwise use specific term. |
