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• s  confined usually by illness

• For people in rural areas, those who are housebound and even busy professionals, the ability to go online anytime, anywhere can make the difference between seeking help and .
• And with so many offices and factories idle, tens of thousands of housebound workers found themselves with a few days of holiday they had not expected.
• Anne Tyler's engaging new novel puts a former housebreaker in the service of the housebound Murder, They Wrote (The Arts Books) Not only are the heroines of two new mysteries young .

• homebound
• shut-in

News & Articles

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• Seniors applauded for their service to the community
  These seniors spend many hours helping children read, delivering food to the housebound, mentoring young people wanting a role model and simply being a friendly face when one is needed.
  July 4, 2013 - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Quotes

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• Tony Abbott in Brisbane Times
  Mr Abbott said the house calls would be "of terrific benefit to people who are housebound and need medical attention".
• Jon Stanhope in The Canberra Times
  Older housebound Canberrans and those living in our local residential aged-care facilities can't always get to a GP for a range of reasons such as reduced mobility,Mr Stanhope said. "In these circumstances, the new service will provide GPs...
• Steve Buyer in AirForceTimes.com
  It is unconscionable that the Democrats voted today to deny elderly, indigent, severely disabled or housebound American veterans the special monthly pension in order to finance a new entitlement program to benefit Filipino veterans,Buyer said.