institutionalized

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Without such unpaid family support, older adults would go without care or end up in institutionalized care, which would further burden the healthcare system and public programs like Medicaid.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

“It was pretty much being institutionalized, but you get to go home at night,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Still, Alary said, even when he was institutionalized and forced to be without his phone, he was itching to get back to Aimee as soon as he was let out.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

All three of the audited facilities house individuals who are either incarcerated or institutionalized because they were deemed by the courts to be dangerous or unfit to stand trial.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2025

“They need to give him time to grow. Why lock him up and have him institutionalized and make him worse?”

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater